Britain and the US make big firms publish CEO pay ratios
UK firms with over 250 staff set CEO pay against workers at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles. US public firms divide it by the median worker's pay.
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A lawyer wrote the rules budget airlines still fly by
Herb Kelleher's Southwest Airlines flew one plane type, skipped seat numbers and turned jets round fast. Ryanair and easyJet copied the model.
A talent agency now forecasts what a product placement will do
Brands reach the screen by paid deal, free product or a writer's own choice. UTA's Jillian Raskin puts that last route at about 90% of placements.
Estonia sells a digital ID card, not a right to live there
Estonian e-residency lets a foreigner start and run a company in Estonia online. It gives no right to enter the country or the EU, and no tax escape.
Amazon paid $775 million for a warehouse robot maker
In 2012 Amazon bought Kiva Systems for $775 million in cash, taking in-house the robots that brought items to warehouse workers.
Samsung kept its cross-owned web as Korean rivals moved on
The Lee family controls Samsung through affiliates that own each other. Most South Korean chaebols swapped that web for holding companies. Samsung did not.
Patent trolls make money by threatening suits, not products
A patent troll buys patents it never uses, then threatens costly lawsuits until targets pay. IP Nav says its fees topped $700m.
Germany's small firms lead niche markets worldwide
Almost 99% of Germany's companies are Mittelstand firms, often family-run and exporting early, and many lead their whole niche worldwide.