Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Business Issues
We’re less than 60 days from the presidential election. It’s been a roller coaster of a campaign already between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. But there are issues beneath the headlines and we look at some of the issues of importance to the business community in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.
Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU
The ban, which will take effect on Jan. 1, is based on health and environmental grounds and is a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.
Plane burst into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28
South Korea's emergency office said the fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan.
WHO chief recounts narrow escape at Yemen airport hit by Israeli missile
The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he and colleagues "escaped death narrowly" when an Israeli airstrike targeted Yemen's main airport.
Magnus Carlsen quits chess championship after refusing to change out of jeans
The Norwegian chess grandmaster was fined $200 and given a warning by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to change into acceptable attire or be disqualified.
Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of U.S. stores open
Big Lots said Friday it will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a firm that specializes in distressed companies.
Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out
People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation.
