Jim Beam Pauses Bourbon Production at Kentucky Distillery for a Year
π Key Facts β Jim Beam will pause production at Clermont, Kentucky distillery for one year starting 2026. β Exports of US spirits decli...
π Key Facts β Jim Beam will pause production at Clermont, Kentucky distillery for one year starting 2026. β Exports of US spirits decli...
π Key Facts β Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at its main distillery for a year β US distillers face uncertainty after Presiden...
Social Security tax rules will change in 2026. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Social Security tax rules will change in 2026 at the state and federal level. West Virginia will stop taxing Social Security be...
π Key Facts β The US wants to sell GM soya and corn to India. β Indian farmers are wary of GM soya and corn. β ...
Little Rock, Arkansas. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Atlas Van Lines tracked state-to-state migration patterns in 2025. The Midwest has become a hot spot for movers, although it doesn't appear on this list...
π Key Facts β The Council of the European Union endorsed the launch of the digital euro. β The digital euro is developed by the Europea...
Workers in six more states will see their minimum wages hit $15. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages in January, affecting over 8 m...
π Key Facts β The 2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street include seven professionals from sports, science, and engineering backgrounds. β Lam...
Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Netflix have very different approaches to remote work. John Lamparski/Getty Images; Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Beata Zawrzel/Nu...
Justin Howells, Target's group vice president for Pacific Northwest stores. Matt Hage/AP Content Services for Target Target is getting a new CEO in the New Year — one who started with the compan...
FRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing...
Chinaβs biggest tech groups and a clutch of fast-rising consumer electronics brands are battling for coveted sponsorship slots at the Spring Festival Gala, as intensifying competition in artificial in...
Thailand is one of the countries with an expected tourist tax increase in 2026. Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several destinations plan to raise or introduce tourism taxes ...
Tim Cook sporting a custom pair of Nike Vomero Plus sneakers at an Apple store reopening in Tokyo earlier this year. Apple Tim Cook bought $3 million in Nike shares, nearly doubling his stake in the c...
π Key Facts β Wendy Rogers, an Arizona state lawmaker, proposed two bills and one resolution. β The proposals aim to allow Arizona vote...
Macy's plans to close stores over several years. kena betancur / AFP via Getty Images Nearly 300 US retail stores, including Macy's and Kroger locations, are set to close by the end of 2026. Major cha...
Brian Niccol has spent his first year as CEO of Starbucks making a series of changes, big and small, to improve operations at the coffee giant. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company Brian Ni...
Netflix began hosting NFL games on Christmas in 2024. Brooke Sutton/Getty Images NFL Christmas games have moved to Netflix and Amazon as sports start to shift to streaming. Amazon and YouTube TV lead ...
Brands including Chili's, Starbucks, and Cracker Barrel have undergone revitalization efforts this year. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Many major restaurant chains have been undergoing revitalization and ...
Ollie's Bargain Outlet plans to more than double its store count in the coming years. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Ollie's Bargain Outlet was a top destination for last-minute ...