In December 2018, Altria, a tobacco giant, announced that it was spending $1.8bn to buy a 45% stake in Cronos Group, a Canadian cannabis firm. News that Altria, the firm which sells Marlboro cigarettes, was dipping their hands into the market boosted Cronos’ share price by 29%. Altria is not...
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Usually my walk to university involves passing through some lovely parks abundant with adorable dogs. However, in late November I was greeted by hundreds of students dressed in black from head to toe, the orange haze of the sunrise as their backdrop. The smell of rebellion was in the air,...
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When oil prices are hitting the headlines, OPEC play a lead role in dominating news stories. Yet, The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is seldom studied beyond the acronym. OPEC are serious players when it comes to dictating oil markets and the wider economy as a result. The...
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When I told friends that I was considering wading into this discussion, they told me to stay away. Countless careless public figures have had their careers decimated, as they saunter through the minefield that constitutes transgender discussion. But that is precisely why I felt compelled to write this. Without a...
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UK firms may be asked to publish data highlighting their ethnicity pay gap, in the aftermath of a consultation launched by Prime Minister Theresa May. This is part of a wider plan to increase participation of ethnic minorities across all parts of the labour market. Number 10 anticipates that these...
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As Warwick students, it wouldn’t surprise you if financial terminology such as ‘income’ and ‘salary’ were among the words uttered most frequently on campus. Along with getting a girlfriend, and a parking space in term 3, the quest for a high-paying graduate scheme resides in the upper echelons of a...
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