A growing number of foods commonly found in kitchens across America have tested positive for glyphosate, the herbicide that is the main ingredient in the popular consumer pesticide Roundup, which is widely used in agriculture.

The immense pay packages bestowed on corporate chieftains are often said to reflect feats of management that enrich company shareholders. An executive's masterly performance justifies the compensation, in other words.

Amazon.com Inc told Whole Foods Market Inc it would not engage in a sale process for the U.S. grocer that involved other bidders, a regulatory filing shows, shedding new light on the $13.7bn acquisition.

For days, global shipping was still feeling the effects of a cyber attack that recently hit A.P. Moller-Maersk - showing the scale of the damage a computer virus can unleash on the technology dependent and interconnected industry.

India's greatest tax reform - replacing an array of provincial duties with a nationwide goods and services tax - is transforming the logistics industry in a country where moving stuff around is notoriously difficult to do, executives say.

The parent of Burger King and Tim Hortons has vowed to cut the use of antibiotics in its chicken supply, joining other major fast-food chain operators in the battle against the rise of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs.