China‘s Ministry of Water Resources notes on its website that, of the nation’s 663 cities, more than 400 suffer from water shortages, and 110 of them are classified as «severe.» Although China is upgrading its water distribution infrastructure at a time when it faces enormous challenges in two
Total spending of Amazon for video and music was $13.0 billion and $16.6 billion for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, up 27.7 percent year-over-year. Total video and music spending includes licensing and production costs associated with content offered within Amazon Prime subscriptions, as well as
Johnson & Johnson posted a 6.5% year-over-year increase in sales of its Stelara (ustekinumab) treatment for pediatric patients with juvenile psoriatic arthritis in 2022, to $9.723 billion. Thus, sales of this product accounted for approximately 10.2% of the company’s total revenues in fiscal 2022. Accordingly, patents related to
Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s challenges include the evolution of the birth rate in some of its markets, rising prices and changing consumer preferences, among others. First and foremost, sales of its childcare products (child rearing and care during the early years of childhood) are closely linked to the evolution of
Lear Corporation, a global automotive technology leader in E-Systems and Seating, employed 51,000 people in Mexico at the end of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.4 percent. To put a first Mexico business in context: electrical distribution and connection systems route electrical and network signals and manage electrical
In order to offset the costs of port maintenance, and especially dredging activities, the harbor maintenance tax (HMT) continues to be levied in certain U.S. ports on the loading or unloading of cargo from commercial vessels, according to information from the World Trade Organization (WTO). The HMT does