Intel is scheduled to announce its investment plans for semiconductor research and manufacturing in Europe, suggesting that it has finalized locations of its new factories in Europe. In September 2021, Intel had unveiled plans to invest $95 billion in Europe… Read More ›
Month: March 2022
Germany to purchase 35 F-35s from United States
Germany has decided to purchase 35 U.S. F-35 fighter jets to replace its ageing Tornado fighters that are capable of delivering a nuclear bomb. The development sees a significant shift in German security policy, including a pledge to reach NATO’s… Read More ›
Pfizer Will Continue Supply Of Drugs To Russia, But Will Stop New Clinical Trials
Pfizer Inc, the global pharmaceutical company based in the United States, said on Monday that it would continue to deliver pharmaceuticals and drugs to Russia on a humanitarian basis but would not conduct new clinical trials or recruit participants for current research… Read More ›
Stocks Of Chinese Tech Firm Tencent Plunges Following Report Of Record Fine For Money Laundering
Tencent’s stock dropped sharply in Hong Kong on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Chinese internet giant might face a record punishment for breaking anti-money laundering regulations. According to the Wall Street Journal, WeChat Pay, Tencent’s mobile… Read More ›
Hacking group Anonymous targets Rosneft’s German subsidiary
The German subsidiary of Russian energy giant Rosneft has reported a cyber attack, said a report from die Welt citing Germany’s BSI cybersecurity watchdog. The report states, BSI had offered support to mitigate the attack and had issued a cybersecurity… Read More ›
US federal court summon ZTE for violating probation in visa fraud
On Monday, a U.S. federal court in Texas has summoned lawyers for ZTE Corp for a hearing whether the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker violated probation in connection with an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud. The company is on probation in… Read More ›
Major Apple supplier Foxconn halts Shenzhen plant to comply with local COVID-19 policies
On Monday, Foxconn, a major Apple Inc supplier and iPhone assembler said, it has suspended operations in the Chinese city of Shenzhen to comply with the local government’s COVID-19 control policies. The development comes midst Shenzhen tightening its COVID-19 restrictions after… Read More ›
US assets of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich frozen: WSJ
As per a report from the Wall Street Journal, a few U.S. hedge-funds which have investments from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich have been told to freeze his assets after Britain imposed sanctions on him. Britain has frozen his assets and… Read More ›
Chinese companies non compliant with US audit standards will be delisted: SEC
Shares of Yum China along with four other Chinese companies have fallen sharply after they were ensnared in an audit dispute between China and the United States. In a statement Yum China Holdings, the owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza… Read More ›
Financial institutions ordered to halt all transactions with Russian entities: Financial regulators of Bahamas
In a statement financial regulators of Bahamas said, financial institutions in the country have been ordered to halt all transactions with Russian entities which have been targeted under Western sanctions. While the Bahamas has vocally condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,… Read More ›