Amazon paying $2.5B to settle Prime enrollment case

WASHINGTON, United States — Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations from a US regulator. The company allegedly used deceptive practices to enroll consumers in Amazon Prime and made it difficult to cancel subscriptions. The Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit was filed in federal court in Seattle. It alleged that Amazon knowingly tricked consumers

Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal

WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok. This would see Chinese ownership reduced to 20 percent and put control in the hands of the president’s allies. At a signing ceremony at the White House, Trump said the US version of

Managing HR through data, not feelings

Human resources (HR) management, which is concerned with people, relationships and culture, has long been viewed as the “soft side” of business. Even if these are still crucial, modern organizations require more than just intuition. Senior executives are looking for evidence that HR efforts have a direct financial benefit. This is where numbers come in.

ADB work in Philippines to continue

MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said a corruption scandal involving flood control projects would not deter it from financing work in the Philippines, noting that the institution maintains “close oversight” of its investments. “You know, we’re always cautious about all our projects,” Andrew Jeffries, the bank’s country director for the Philippines, told

10 Best Vanguard Index Funds To Buy This Year

Are you thinking of investing in index funds? Check out the popular and highly-reputed company Vanguard and the exact Vanguard index funds to buy this year.  In 1976, Vanguard founder John Bogle pioneered indexing, a radical approach to investing from traditional, actively managed funds. He began the first index fund that followed the S&P 500 index. Now, … Read more