Category: Bussiness

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 8, 2024 – Four University of Rhode Island students from a College of Business global supply chain management class were among the top finishers in the Global Sustainability Supply Chain Case Competition sponsored by the United Nations Group of Friends for Sustainable Transport. In a field of 71 teams, Jose Gonzalez...

The United States of America, China, Japan, Germany, and India are the largest economies in the world in 2024, as per their GDP data. GDP serves as a key metric for assessing the magnitude of a nation’s economy. The conventional approach for gauging a country’s GDP involves the expenditure method, wherein the total is...

Michael Fassnacht, the outgoing CEO of World Business Chicago, has landed a new gig as president of the Chicago region and chief growth officer for Clayco, a real estate development and construction powerhouse. Clayco, which moved its headquarters to Chicago from St. Louis more than a decade ago, has its hands in a number of...

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong/Tokyo CNN  —  Did China just pull ahead of Japan to become the world’s top car exporter? Beijing clearly thinks so, but Tokyo isn’t quite ready to...

Market leader Facebook was the first social network to surpass one billion registered accounts and currently sits at more than three billion monthly active users. Meta Platforms owns four of the biggest social media platforms, all with one billion monthly active users each: Facebook (core platform), WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram. In the third quarter...

Top 10 Banks By Market Cap (as of 1/31/24) Name Ticker Market Cap JP Morgan & Chase JPM $504.07 billion Bank of America BAC $269.15 billion Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. IDCBY $249.54 billion Wells Fargo WFC $182.24 billion China Construction Bank Corp CICHY $151.76 billion HSBC Holdings HSBC $149.06 billion Royal Bank...

China overtook Japan as the world’s biggest vehicle exporter last year, data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association showed Wednesday. The Chinese auto sector has boomed in recent years largely because of massive investments in electric cars, an area where Japanese firms have been more cautious. Japan shipped 4.42 million vehicles in 2023, the JAMA...