Tag: owing

QSRs cut 10,000 jobs owing to California’s $20 minimum wage law

Fast food outlets in California, US [quick service restaurants, or QSRs] have slashed almost 10,000 jobs in response to the state’s newly implemented $20 minimum wage. The figure was released by the Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank affiliated with Stanford University, Fox 5 News has reported. The California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) […]

China Evergrande ordered to liquidate, owing $300 billion

By Clare Jim and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of property giant China Evergrande Group, a move likely to send ripples through China’s crumbling financial markets as policymakers scramble to contain a deepening crisis. The decision to liquidate the world’s most indebted developer with more […]