CEO of ASCI honored for bold decisions that reshaped her company and inspired a wider business community The news broke in Anchorage, but it didn’t stay there long. Christine Hopkins,...
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Microsoft Credits $500 Million in Savings to AI While Axing Thousands of Jobs
Microsoft says artificial intelligence is saving it hundreds of millions of dollars. But for nearly 15,000 employees this year, that hasn’t meant job security. The company claims its AI investments...
UK Small Firms Crushed by Costly Phone Contracts as £54k Bills Trigger Outrage
Graphic designer’s £54,000 phone deal highlights growing crisis facing thousands of small business owners Nineteen years in business. Survived a recession, a studio fire, and even Covid. But Bradford designer...
Small Businesses in Northern Ireland Say Bank Support Is Drying Up
Branch closures, slow service, and blocked accounts leave owners frustrated and financially vulnerable When Peter Burrows opened the Conservatory Cafe in the quiet village of Killinchy, he wasn’t expecting his...
Naira’s Freefall Pushes Nigerian Banks Over Lending Limits, Say Auditors
Banks in Nigeria are breaching regulatory lending caps — and auditors say it’s not out of recklessness, but because the currency crash left them cornered. Top auditors across the Nigerian...
Banks Rake in Profits as Sri Lankans Struggle With Living Costs
A booming financial sector triggers public frustration amid lopsided economic recovery At a time when many Sri Lankan families are trimming grocery bills and putting off major purchases, the country’s...
The Business of Freedom: Juneteenth’s Economic Legacy Echoes in Modern Black Enterprise
Juneteenth isn’t just a commemoration of freedom. It’s a reminder of what freedom really costs, and what it still owes. One hundred and sixty years after the last enslaved people...
From Newsroom Chaos to Business Clarity: How a Journalist Built a Startup That Stuck
Kyle Christie turned a fading media career into a thriving business. His story is a timely reminder of how invisible skills from one life can fuel success in another. At...
Jetstar Asia’s Departure Lands Hard: Soaring Costs Force Budget Airline to Exit Singapore
Jetstar Asia’s wings are being clipped in Singapore after two decades of flying. Rising costs have grounded its operations for good, spelling uncertainty for hundreds of workers and closing a...
UK Government Slammed for Digital Failures as MPs Say Procurement Problems Pose Huge Barrier
A scathing parliamentary report has laid bare the scale of dysfunction in Britain’s tech procurement systems, warning that entrenched problems across Whitehall are seriously undermining the country’s ambitions for digital...