Tag: Amazon

IWD: Orakwusi, Ezenwa To Host 2022 MMS Amazons
March 19, 2022 No Responses

IWD: Orakwusi, Ezenwa To Host 2022 MMS Amazons

The Chairperson, Nigerian Ship Owners Forum, Barr. Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi and a former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mrs. Chinwe Ezenwa will play hosts at the celebration of the 2022 MMS Sustainable Amazons, in Lagos, next...
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Amazon Buys Hollywood Studio For $8.45b
May 27, 2021 No Responses

Amazon Buys Hollywood Studio For $8.45b

Amazon has agreed to buy the historic MGM studios for $8.45bn (£5.97bn). MGM is one of Hollywood’s most famous studios, having produced classic films such as Some Like It Hot and Singin’ In The Rain.  The sale will give the...
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Shipping Industry Records More Spike In Lost Containers
April 28, 2021 No Responses

Shipping Industry Records More Spike In Lost Containers

Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the...
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UN@75: Paulline Tallen To Grace Celebration Of MMS UN Generation Amazons
November 3, 2020 No Responses

UN@75: Paulline Tallen To Grace Celebration Of MMS UN Generation Amazons

The Minister for Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen is set to grace the upcoming MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative event as the Special Guest of Honour.  As the United Nations marks its 75 years anniversary with...
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Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7b
June 18, 2017 No Responses

Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7b

(BBC) Online retail giant Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a $13.7bn (£10.7bn) deal that marks its biggest push into traditional retailing yet. Amazon, which has long eyed the grocery business, will buy the upmarket supermarket for $42 a share....
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