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Its Highest Every Quarterly Loss Of $5.9bln Reported By Malaysia’s AirAsia X
Its highest every quarterly loss of $5.9 billion was posted by Malaysia’s AirAsia X Bhd on Monday. This loss amount was eight times higher than what the company had reported for the same quarter a year ago. One of the… Read More ›
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Forecasts For America’s Growth For 2021 Cut Down By Economists, Shows New Survey
A new survey released on Monday shows that the hit of the surge of Covid-19 caused by the delta variant of the coronavirus in the United States prompted business economists to mark down their estimates and forecasts of growth for… Read More ›
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Intensified Chinese Crackdown On Cryptocurrencies Caused Fall In Bitcoin And Ether Prices
The tough words against cryptocurrencies in general and bitcoin in particular from China resulted in a drop in eth value of bitcoin and ether Since Friday. According to Coin Metrics statistics, the price of bitcoin decreased almost 5 per… Read More ›
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EU’s Plans For Mandating Common Charger Port For All Devices Opposed By Apple
In the face of opposition from Apple, the European Commission has proposed using of a single charger connector for all mobile phones, tablets, and headphones. According to an 18-page guideline issued recently, a universal charger for all manufacturers “would benefit… Read More ›
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All Cryptocurrency Transactions Declared Illegal In China
The Chinese central bank has effectively outlawed all digital currencies such as bitcoin as it declared this week that it would be illegal to be engaged in all cryptocurrency transactions. “Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities,” the People’s… Read More ›
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Truck Driver Scarcity Could Force Britain To Ease Visa Rules
Britain is likely to unveil plans to give temporary visas to truck drivers in order to ease a severe labour shortage, which has resulted in gasoline restrictions at certain filling stations and store warnings of considerable disruption in the run-up… Read More ›
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China’s Alibaba To Sell 5per cent Stake In Chinese Broadcaster Following Regulatory Crackdown
Its whole 5.01 per cent interest in broadcaster Mango Excellent Media Co Ltd will be sold by an investment arm of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which has been targeted in a regulatory crackdown, according to the… Read More ›
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Taiwan’s Bid To Join The Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Welcomed By Japan
The bid of Taiwan to be a part of a trans-Pacific trade agreement was welcomed by Japan on Friday saying that Taiwan shared common democratic principles with Japan. Taiwan is claimed to be its own territory by China, Compared to… Read More ›
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Common Charger Could Be Made Mandatory By EU For Apple iPhones And Other Devices
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, proposed a new regulation on Thursday that would require smartphone and other electronics manufacturers to provide their gadgets with a common USB-C charging connection. The new regulation is intended to… Read More ›
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US Fed Says Strength Of American Economy Continues Despite Delta
According to the US Federal Reserve, the US economy is still growing, although at a slower pace due to the Delta version of Covid. The central bank stated that the labour market was strengthening and that the present high rates… Read More ›