Tensions between the European Union and China could potentially cool down after a video summit today. The video summit will be their first formal talks since the European Union accused Beijing of trying to obfuscate and spread disinformation about the… Read More ›
Month: June 2020
Drug Controller General of India allows Cipla and Hetero Labs to make and sell Gilead Sciences’ COVID-19 experimental generic drug treatment
In a statement, India pharmaceutical company Cipla Ltd and Hetero Labs stated, they have received permission from India’s drug regulator to manufacture and market their generic version of Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental COVID-19 remdesivir treatment. The COVID-19 treatment will be… Read More ›
American Airlines Group Inc seeks additional $3.5 billion in new financing to enhance liquidity
In a statement, American Airlines Group Inc said, it plans on securing an additional financing of $3.5 billion to improve its liquidity as it grapple with lockdown and travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus which emerged from Wuhan, China. The… Read More ›
Some Leaders In EU Underestimating Covid-19 Induced Economic Crisis, Says Angela Merkel
There are people who are still not appreciative enough of what it will mean to slump into the “deepest recession since the second world war”, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she voiced fears over European Union leaders expressing opposing… Read More ›
Health Concerns And Lower Prices Sees Surge In Private Jet Flight Hiring
People who had never flown on private jets are opting to use them in order to avoid the crowds and lines seen in commercial flights to avoid possible infection of the novel coronavirus which has resulted in rapid rebound from… Read More ›
Soon After High-Level Talks, Trump Threatens To Sever China Ties
A day after the top diplomats of the United States participating in negotiations with counterparts of China in Beijing, US president Donald Trump renewed his threat to end ties with China. It was also a day ago that the US… Read More ›
Global Luxury Industry Will Suffer For 2 Years Or More Due To Covid-19, Warns Chanel
The French fashion label Chanel has said that the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic will be felt by the international luxury industry for the next two years, and possibly even longer. The luxury retailer warned that the pandemic will… Read More ›
Push For Global Digital Tax To Be Continued By UK And Europe Despite US Walkout
Attempts to create a global framework for imposing digital tax on technology companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are being continued by the European Union and the United Kingdom despite the United States walking out of the negotiations for… Read More ›
U.S. grocery retailer Albertsons Cos Inc’s IPO aims to raise $1.3 billion
Albertsons Cos Inc, a U.S. grocery retailer said, it is aiming to raise up to $1.32 billion through its initial public offering (IPO). Certain selling stockholders are offering 65.8 million shares at an indicative price range of $18 to $20… Read More ›
Tesla to start building new U.S. vehicle factory this summer
In a document that has been made public this week, Elon Musk, Tesla Inc’s CEO said, he wants to start building a large vehicle assembly plant in the southwestern U.S. as early as the third quarter of this year. Tesla… Read More ›