Uber has sold its online food ordering business in India to Ant Financial-backed Zomato in exchange for a 9.99% stake in Zomato. The deal essentially limits its exposure to the Indian market where it has struggled to grow. The all-stock… Read More ›
Month: January 2020
Chinese strategy of wearing down opponent with prolonged negotiations not working, EU won’t meet China halfway in investment talks: EU Trade Chief
During a press conference held by business lobby group BusinessEurope, EU trade chief Phil Hogan made it amply clear that the European Union wants China to protect foreign investment and increase access to its investment market in 2020. The EU… Read More ›
US To Review Complaints Of Sudden Acceleration Of About 500,000 Tesla Cars
Following reports of sudden unintended acceleration in Tesla cars, authorities in the United States has decided to investigate and recall about 500,000 vehicles of the US based electric car maker. This was announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration… Read More ›
New Software Issue In Boeing 737 Max Could Delay Return, Boeing Claims To Addresses The Issue
The return to commercial flight of the grounded 737 Max planes of Boeing could be delayed further because of a new software issue that was identified while undertaking a technical review of the proposed update to the 7373 Max planes… Read More ›
Chips And Electric Car Batteries Should Be Made In Europe, Says Angela Merkel
Member countries of the European Union need to enhance their technological abilities and aggressively push for development in the areas such as manufacturing of catteries for electric cars and in cloud computing – believes the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. in… Read More ›
Most Exposed to Climate Change Are Countries Reliant On Agriculture: McKinsey Report
Climate change is likely to have a greater impact on countries and regions that have lower per capita GDP levels as they are likely to be more exposed to it, claimed a new climate risk report from McKinsey Global Institute…. Read More ›
U.S., South Korea and Japan eyeing investments near South China Sea
South Korea, Japan and the United States are keen to invest in Indonesia’s Natuna Islands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo stepping up efforts to rebuff foreign claims over the resource-rich waters in the South China Sea. In a statement, Indonesia’s… Read More ›
Bayer close to settling Roundup herbicide cases: mediator
In an interview to Bloomberg, Ken Feinberg, the mediator who is negotiating between cancer victims and Bayer stated, the the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company is close to settling more than 75,000 cancer claims related to its Roundup herbicide,… Read More ›
China to roll out more fiscal support measures with economy facing pressures: China’s head of the National Bureau of Statistics
On Friday, China’s chief of statistics bureau stated, Beijing will maintain a proactive fiscal policy and a prudent monetary policy in 2020 and will roll out support measures since its economy faces downward pressures. During a press conference in Beijing,… Read More ›
Negotiations in EU-China investment agreement enters ‘critical stage’: EU’s ambassador to China Nicolas Chapuis
On Friday, a senior EU official stated, following six years of negotiations, EU-China negotiations on investment agreement have entered a “critical stage” and are progressing well. In a news briefing in Beijing, Nicolas Chapuis, EU’s ambassador to China, stated, progress… Read More ›