The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that rising Covid cases in China and the turmoil in Ukraine represent obstacles for Asia’s growth. “Asia is clearly facing headwinds, both from the war in Ukraine but also from the lingering effects of… Read More ›
Month: April 2022
Mastercard to link all employee bonuses to ESG initiatives
In a statement, Michael Miebach, the CEO of Mastercard Inc said, the company will link all employee bonuses to environmental, social and corporate-governance (ESG) initiatives, in an expansion of an earlier program which was limited to its senior executives. The move… Read More ›
Twitter board member and cofounder criticizes functioning of Twitter’s board
Jack Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter Inc, took aim at the social media company in a series of tweets, following Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover offer. Dorsey, who incidentally is on Twitter’s board, said Twitter’s board has “consistently been the dysfunction of… Read More ›
Elon Musk willing to take Twitter private with own money
According to a report from the New York Post, Elon Musk is willing to invest between $10 billion and $15 billion of his own money to take Twitter Inc private. Musk, Twitter’s second-biggest shareholder, has a 9.1% stake in the company…. Read More ›
TSMC raises $3.5 billion for Arizona chip plant
A term sheet from TSMC shows that the chip giant has raised $3.5 billon in bonds for its new plant in Arizona. TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip-maker, has commenced constructing a chip plant at Arizona last year. It intends to… Read More ›
Netflix subscriber base weighed down by changes in consumers on-demand services behavior, Ukraine war
For the first time in more than a decade, Netflix Inc reported a loss citing the war in Ukraine, and fierce competition which led to a loss of subscribers; it has also forecast deeper losses ahead, marking an abrupt shift… Read More ›
US biggest pension fund plans to replace Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway
In a significant development, CalPERS, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, said it will vote for a shareholder proposal to replace Warren Buffett as Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s chairman; he will however continue to remain as its CEO. In a regulatory… Read More ›
Sri Lankan Government Requests Emergency Funding From The IMF
As bailout talks began this week, Sri Lanka said it had requested emergency financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Following India’s representations, the international financial organisation will consider offering aid. Meanwhile, a major credit rating firm predicted “a series… Read More ›
UK Growth To By Slowest Among G7 Countries Due To Ukraine War
The industry had long anticipated the $100 per kilowatt-hour battery cell cost threshold as a sign that electric vehicles had attained price parity with their fossil-fuel counterparts. Economists suggest, however, that with rising gasoline prices and evolving consumer preferences, this… Read More ›
Electric Vehicle Sales Continue To Surge Despite Surging Battery Costs
Buyers from all over the world are lining up to buy electric vehicles this year, despite rising sticker prices, reversing a decade and a half of conventional wisdom that EV sales would only take off if battery costs fell below… Read More ›