industrial activity producing goods for sale using labor and machines
Starbucks China requires purchase before customers sit in its stores: Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown ...
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Retrenched in their 50s: The long road back to work for older workers: Older workers are taking longer to bounce back after being retrenched ...
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/retrenched-workers-50s-older-work-find-jobs-6477801
Messi sets career-high earnings, still less than half of Ronaldo's: Lionel Messi is projected to earn a career-high US$145 million for the 2026-2027 season ...
e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/messi-sets-career-high-earnings-still-less-than-half-of-ronaldo-s-5135608.html
Automaker: Thousands want to leave BMW - | Severance program closed: The demand for the automaker's restructuring program is huge. So huge, in fact ...
handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/autobauer-tausende-wollen-bmw-verlassen-abfindungsprogramm-geschlossen/100263648.html
GM is betting compute and AI will help it compete with Chinese automakers: To compete with Tesla, Rivian, and a host of Chinese automakers, GM’s fourth-gen EV ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/gm-is-betting-compute-and-ai-will-help-it-compete-with-chinese-automakers/
Starbucks China rolls out buy-before-seating after reversing US open-door policy: The coffee chain is ending free seating across its mainland stores amid fierce ...
scmp.com/business/companies/article/3371721/starbucks-china-rolls-out-buy-seating-rule-after-reversing-open-door-policy-us
Nestle third quarter organic sales beat forecast, deconsolidates Russian business
reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/nestle-third-quarter-organic-sales-beat-forecast-deconsolidates-russian-business-2026-10-22/
Companies involved in illegal activities that cause haze may face financial penalties: Chee Hong Tat
straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/companies-involved-in-illegal-activities-that-cause-haze-may-face-financial-ramifications-chee-hong
GM's Onstar AI makeover: Humans still help during emergency calls: GM's Onstar is getting AI-ified. The automaker says it will keep human advisers for the ...
businessinsider.com/gm-onstar-ai-makeover-humans-still-help-during-emergency-calls-2026-10
This was Australia’s worst day under Cummins. Thirteen wickets made all kinds of bad history
smh.com.au/sport/cricket/this-was-australia-s-worst-day-under-captain-cummins-thirteen-wickets-made-all-kinds-of-bad-history-20261022-p617mg.html
Mercedes-Benz is the first car manufacturer to publicly demonstrate a vehicle-to-vehicle intersection crash test in this configuration live.
Heineken pursues flamboyant businessman Peter Matsimbe for R42.8m: Beverage giant seeks judgment over unpaid invoices and personal suretyship
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people.com Oct 21
Burger King launched a Hello Kitty and Friends King Jr. Kids’ Meal, with each meal including a mystery toy. Click the link in the first comment for the full ... Show more
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people.com/burger-king-launches-hello-kitty-king-jr-kids-meal-with-6-blind-box-collectibles-12184640?taid=6ad846da1b84b40001631bba
Can We Eat Our Way Out Of An Ecological Disaster?: From lionfish to green crab, a growing movement is putting invasive species on the menu.
time.com/article/2026/10/21/invasive-species-on-the-menu/
Chery open to partnering with US carmakers, says executive: Chinese automaker eyes North America as tariffs block direct US entry
timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-21-chery-open-to-partnering-with-us-carmakers-says-executive/
The changes will take effect before Christmas.
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Key FactsTobacco tax law takes effect prematurely by mistake
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stern.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stern.de
- Published in the Federal Law Gazette, the law took effect on Wednesday, more than two months early.
- The Federal Ministry of Finance acknowledged a technical date error and initiated a correction.
- Manufacturers lack required tax stamps, while the industry warns of a legal gray area lasting weeks.
- A pack of 20 cigarettes is expected to rise from about eight euros currently to nearly 12 euros by 2030.
This legislative process is legally vulnerable and truly undemocratic.— Jan Mücke, representative of the Bundesverband der Tabakwirtschaft und neuartiger Erzeugnisse (BVTE); criticizing the tobacco tax legislation process.
McDonald's Removes McRib from Menu - What Was the Reason?: At the big burger chain with the golden arches, there are many classics that almost everyone knows ...
rp-online.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/mc-donald-s-nimmt-mc-rib-aus-dem-sortiment-woran-hat-es-gelegen_aid-156909997
SpaceX and Tesla's Terafab targets 2028 for volume chip production, Musk says: SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The chip manufacturing joint venture between ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/21/spacex-and-tesla039s-terafab-targets-2028-for-volume-chip-production-musk-says
IHG has an offer to get members to sign up for the InterContinental Ambassador guest recognition program and stay two nights by December 31, 2026.loyaltylobby.com
Regina Pizzeria Square unveiled in Boston’s North End: “Thank you to Mayor Wu, the City of Boston and Saint Anthony’s Society for making our hundredth ...
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/metro/regina-pizzeria-square-north-end/
Lay’s is launching 5 holiday-inspired chip flavors, including roasted turkey and chocolate-covered varieties
goodmorningamerica.com/food/story/lays-launching-5-holiday-inspired-chip-flavors-including-137414678
Fast food giant swaps out Pepsi for Coca-Cola ending 11-year partnership: What this means for the future of the fast food industry in Australia.
nine.com.au/lifestyle/money/dominos-fast-food-chains-switch-pepsi-coca-cola-kfc-mcdonalds-pizza-hut-20261021-p616nr.html
people.com Oct 21
A little girl celebrated her seventh birthday at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisiana for a special reason — it was the place where her mom gave birth to her ... Show more
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people.com/lieutenant-delivers-daughter-in-mcdonalds-parking-lot-7-years-later-family-celebrates-her-birthday-at-the-restaurant-12184186?taid=6ad83415cc0ee20001f3b8a7
Portsmouth pub manager George Skeates from the Green Posts in Hilsea is named one of the country's best in Greene King awards
Full story: Portsmouth pub manager George Skeates from the Green Posts in Hilsea is named one of the country's best in Greene King awards
Philstar Life Oct 20
HUNGRY FOR SOME GOOD CHICKEN? 🍗
For one day only on Tuesday, Oct. 20, Chooks-to-Go is offering its oven-roasted chicken for only P10 ... Show more
One day only: How to get one whole Chooks-to-Go chicken for only P10 on Oct. 20
One day only: How to get one whole Chooks-to-Go chicken for only P10 on Oct. 20
Some older siblings left raising younger family members after parents' deportation, advocates say
abcnews.com/US/older-siblings-left-raising-younger-family-members-after/story
Custos of Kingston Steadman Fuller wants to see more men enrolled at his alma mater, The Mico University College, and ultimately standing at the front of ... Show more
More men needed in classrooms
More men needed in classrooms
German automotive suppliers in the Balkans: | "Poverty wages" for Serbian workers
deutschlandfunk.de/autohersteller-autozulieferer-deutschland-serbien-niedrigloehne-100.html
Starbucks once ruled downtown Boston. Now it's pulling back.: A wave of closures has left customers crowding into the city center's last outpost while other ...
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/19/business/starbucks-downtown-boston-closures/
"The Perfect Vacation": This is what the film premiere with Elyas M'Barek at the Mathäser was like
sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/der-perfekte-urlaub-premiere-muenchen-elyas-m-barek-li.3553390
Kenny Klein, who worked for the Louisville Cardinals from 1983-2022, will have his name in the rafters at the KFC Yum Center on Jan. 2, 2027 ... Show more
Louisville basketball to honor Kenny Klein with banner at KFC Yum Center
Louisville basketball to honor Kenny Klein with banner at KFC Yum Center
Meet the Nigerian filmmaker who challenged US giant Disney - and made history...
Tolu Olowofoyeku is a geek - and proud ... Show more
BBC Audio | Outlook | The Nigerian film-maker who took on Disney and made history
BBC Audio | Outlook | The Nigerian film-maker who took on Disney and made history
Burger King's new Hello Kitty kids' meal comes with a blind box: Burger King's new Hello Kitty and Friends King Jr. Kids' Meal comes with one of six toys inside ...
usatoday.com/story/money/food/2026/10/19/burger-king-hello-kitty-kids-meal/92328566007/
S’pore-listed First Resources pledges cooperation with authorities over haze: The company said it is confident evidence would show that it does not clear land ...
straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/spore-listed-first-resources-pledges-cooperation-with-authorities-over-haze
