Major League Baseball’s worldwide spread is facing slow going in China and Africa. But America’s favorite pastime is working hard to find friends in both areas, starting with footholds in Taiwan and South Africa. MLB is clearly…
If you want to know how the rural developing world could get cheap, easy wireless Internet access, just follow the money: Remittances to those regions total tens of billions each year, and the money flow isn’t very efficient. T…
Yum Brands Inc, (YUM) owner of the KFC and Pizza Hut brands, is taking aim at the fast-growing African market for fast food.
The company, based in Louisville, Ky, plans to double the number of KFC restaurants in Africa to 1,200 by 2014, The Wall Stre…
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is planning a $4.6 billion offer for South African retailer Massmart.
The deal would value Massmart at 148 rand ($21.10) a share, Bloomberg News said. That’s 9.8% higher than the company’s last closing price.
“We are continuin…