The closures of facilities belonging to a major Bangladeshi company was another indication of the difficulty Western retailers face in making sure their manufacturing partners are providing safe working conditions.
An indication of their influence is the key roles they played in effecting a major management revamp of two of the country's largest corporations: Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Philippine Airlines (PAL).
The argument for building a Death Star hinges on its ability to destroy planets in other stellar systems since every indication to date is that the Earth is the only planet in its stellar system with a major civilization.
The movement in major government bond yields - the implied interest rate that countries pay to borrow money - was small - an indication that bond investors saw limited risks at the moment.