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I’m being asked to go back to the office, what are my rights in the UK?
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Office politics: firms still grappling with home working puzzle
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Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?
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The real challenges for Rishi Sunak lie ahead despite drop in public borrowing
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Retail sales in surprise fall in Great Britain; European shares drift lower – business live
ONS says transportation delays resulted in shortages of electrical goodsAstraZeneca publishes positive results from Covid-19 antibody therapyApple delays office return to JanuaryM&S shares jump after rare profit upgradeIntroduction 1.05pm BST Here …
Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases rise
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ストリーミング戦争、人気映画の低迷…テーマパークだけではない、ディズニーCEOを悩ます7つの課題
テーマパーク、映画、スポーツストリーミングと多角化経営を進めるディズニーの、今後の明暗を分ける7つの問題とは？ 同社をよく知る専門家の意見とともに、CEOのボブ・チャペックを悩ます経営課題について解説します。
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ビットコインを法定通貨に採用するエルサルヴァドル。その戦略は奇策か福音か
中米のエルサルヴァドルの議会が2021年6月、ビットコインを法定通貨として採用する法案を可決した。大統領である39歳のナジブ・ブケレのアイデアは世界中のビットコイン支持者たちに熱狂を巻き起こしたが、これは果たして「政治的なショー」であり奇策にすぎないのか。それとも、ほかの国々の先駆けとなり、銀行口座をもたない多くのエルサルヴァドル国民にとっての福音になるのか。
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イーロン・マスク、2020年の報酬は7300億円。リスク志向のCEO報酬体系へ他社も追随
昨年の役員報酬ランキング1位は約7300億円のイーロン・マスクでした。マスクがテスラと交わした契約内容に追随する企業が相次ぎ、役員報酬全体の水準はこの5年で大幅に上がっています。
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