Apple Inc has cornered nearly a quarter of the global smartphone market during the fourth quarter and has emerged as the world’s biggest smartphone seller; shipments of Huawei’s phones have plunged after they were hit by U.S. sanctions. According to… Read More ›
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Founder of SoftBank-backed Roivant Sciences steps down as CEO
Matt Gline, the founder of SoftBank-backed Roivant Sciences, a biotechnology company, said he will be stepping down from the office of the chief executive officer. The company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Vivek Ramaswamy will step into the role of executive… Read More ›
World’s biggest vaccine maker to supply 3 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dose to Saudi Arabia
In a development that sees India playing a larger role towards mitigating threats from the coronavirus that emerged from Wuhan, China, the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker has signed a supply deal with Saudi Arabia… Read More ›
New Zealand upgrades FTA with China
In a development that sees China leveraging its trade leverage against a former five eye country, Beijing has signed a free trade agreement with New Zealand allowing the island nation export opportunities to the China’s market where state-backed have an… Read More ›
Robert Hale of U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital nominated as outside director at Japanese chip and display material maker JSR Corp
In a statement, Japanese chip and display materials maker JSR Corp stated, it would nominate Robert Hale, a partner at U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital, to be an outside director. In early 2020, ValueAct Capital became a major shareholder in… Read More ›
Outbreak of COVID-19 variant in northern China will impact industrial production
On Tuesday, alleviating industry concerns that the new variant of the coronavirus disease that has been surging in northern China, Huang Libin, an official from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said, the outbreak will have an impact on… Read More ›
China’s Huawei In Negotiations To Divest Its P And Mate Brands: Reuters
In a move that could eventually see the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd exiting the high-end smartphone-making business, the firm was reported to be in early stage talks to sell its premium smartphone brands P and Mate, claimed a… Read More ›
Its Vaccine Will Still Protect Against Virus Variants, Says Moderna
United States based pharma company Moderna said that its Covids-19 vaccine that is already being used in a number of countries is effective against the new variants of the virus that have been detected in Britain and South Africa However… Read More ›
ECB sets up climate change centre to implement climate issues into monetary policy and banking supervision
On Monday, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank said, the bank is setting up a climate change centre to coordinate its thinking on how to best incorporate climate issues into monetary policy and banking supervision. “We are now… Read More ›
Low acreage acquisition by energy giants likely to lead supply side gap during the second half of the decade
With coronavirus inducing economic lockdowns around the globe, there has been a sharp decline in energy prices last year according to data, as a result top oil companies have significantly reduced their search for new fossil fuel resources, triggered massive… Read More ›