BUSINESS

Melbourne cafe owner Simon Kandias finds threatening note brick through window

A cafe owner in Melbourne was left bewildered after finding an ominous note bearing a death threat left at his business.

Symeon Kandias also…

American whiskey makers set their sights on Europe as Trump-era tariffs are lifted

Amir Peay had high hopes when he salvaged the abandoned 140-year-old James E. Pepper Distillery near the heart of Lexington, Kentucky. After years…

Retail sales surged this Black Friday though the days impact is diluted

On this year's Black Friday, things almost seem normal.

Malls and stores report decent-sized crowds, if not the floods of people that used to…

Lush to stop some social media until it is safer

Cosmetics firm Lush says it is deactivating some social media accounts until platforms "take action to provide a safer environment" for users.

Atom Bank introduces four-day working week without cutting pay

The online bank Atom Bank has introduced a four-day work week for its 430 staff without cutting their pay.

Employees now work 34 hours over…

Amazon India denies execs charged in drug smuggling case

Amazon's Indian business has denied reports that executives at the firm had been charged after two men allegedly used the website to smuggle cannabis.

Elizabeth Holmes resumes testifying in Theranos trial

SAN JOSE. — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes resumed her testimony Monday in the closely watched fraud trial over her failed blood-testing startup.

Poor conditions and low pay for truckers helped fuel supply chain crisis

The idea of a national trucker shortage has gained prominence as one reason for the widespread supply chain issues that have crippled the economy over…