With the global fast food chain McDonald’s refocusing its priorities to accelerate restaurant expansion, the brand is contemplating cutting down jobs to reorganize the company, according to CEO Chris Kempczinski. The fast-food corporation stated that the job cuts are not… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Cooling Energy Prices Pushes Down Eurozone Inflation Rate To 9.2%
Inflation in the eurozone fell for the second month in a row in December, but analysts do not expect the European Central Bank to change its tone. According to preliminary Eurostat data released Friday, headline inflation, which includes food and… Read More ›
Economists Predict UK’s Recession Will Be Nearly As Severe As Russia’s
Economists predict that the UK’s economic contraction in 2023 will be nearly as severe as Russia’s, as a sharp drop in household living standards weighs on activity. Goldman Sachs forecasts a 1.2% contraction in UK real GDP this year in… Read More ›
The World Bank Pursues Additional Funding To Confront Crises Including Climate Change
According to a “evolution roadmap” seen by Reuters on Monday, the World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises, and will negotiate with shareholders ahead of April meetings on proposals… Read More ›
The Highest-Profile Executive After Musk Is Tesla’s China Boss
According to an internal posting of reporting lines examined by Reuters, Tom Zhu, the CEO of Tesla Inc. in China, has been promoted to assume direct management of the electric carmaker’s U.S. assembly plants as well as its sales operations… Read More ›
Dogecoin Foundation To Create A New Fund Aimed To Help Core Developers
The Dogecoin Foundation has announced a new fund for Dogecoin Core developers in order to further promote the Dogecoin ecosystem in the coming year. The foundation announced on December 31 that it is allocating 5 million Dogecoin, which is approximately… Read More ›
Survey Finds 67% Of TradFi Expect US Economy To Face A Recession In 2023
The American economy could be in for a shock. According to data from a Wall Street Journal poll, financial experts believe the country will experience an economic downturn this year. Over two-thirds of economists at the Federal Reserve’s 23 major… Read More ›
Twitter Is Under Investigation For Data Protection After Putting ‘400 Million’ User Details Up For Sale
A watchdog is looking into Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private information linked to over 400 million accounts. The hacker, known as “Ryushi,” is demanding $200,000 to hand over the data, which is said to include some celebrities’… Read More ›
Biden Tax Credits Are Intended To Stimulate Demand For Electric Delivery Trucks
On January 1, the United States will introduce incentives for delivery companies and other businesses to switch to electric trucks as part of a larger push to get polluting, workhorse vehicles off the roads and out of neighborhoods. The ground-breaking… Read More ›
European Gas Prices Have Returned To Levels Seen Before The Ukraine War
This week saw a decline in European natural gas prices to levels not seen since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In recent weeks, front-month natural gas futures on the Dutch Title Transfer Facility, the standard contract in Europe, fell to… Read More ›