Volvo Cars and Northvolt announced the building of a new battery production factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, which is slated to start construction in 2023. The plant will, according to the firms, “have a potential yearly cell production capacity of up to 50-gigawatt hours.” According to… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Toshiba to invest $1.09 billion towards production of power management chips
On Friday in a statement Toshiba Corp said, it plans on investing $1.09 billion (125 billion yen) in order to more than double the production of power management semiconductors, in order to catch up with peers such as Infineon Technologies AG…. Read More ›
EU countries agree to reform rules for Schengen Area
Countries in the European Union have agreed to oversee the border-free Schengen Area through regular ministerial meetings, said France in a move aimed at strengthening the political management of the area in the same manner euro zone gatherings steer economic… Read More ›
Sinn Fein could sweep elections in Northern Ireland following First Minister’s resignation over Brexit protocols
Northern Ireland’s first minister has resigned in protest over post-Brexit trade rules. The development comes in the wake of another minister trying to halt some checks on agri-food goods coming into Northern Ireland from the UK, without following Brexit protocols…. Read More ›
Boeing lands Qatar Airways as launch customer for 777X freighters
Boeing has landed Qatar Airways as the launch customer for its 777X freighters, with the latter placing an order for 34 of the new freighters as well as a surprise purchase of 737 MAX passenger jets in a $30 billion-plus… Read More ›
Will designate Qatar as major non-NATO ally soon: Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden has promised Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, that he will designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally. In a meeting in the Oval Office, Biden said he planned to notify the U.S. Congress of… Read More ›
Economists Expect Bank Of England To Impose Two Consecutive Rate Hikes, A First Since 2004
According to predictions of economists, the Bank of England will potentially raise interest rates twice this year which would be a first since 2004 for the central bank. The UK central bank is trying to lead the UK economy through… Read More ›
With Rise In Transportation Costs, Competition For Cargo Planes Is Also Increasing
As the shipping supply problem deepened last summer, an Italian cargo plane was quickly filled with thousands of lipsticks. They had a tight timetable to get to the United States. Mehir Sethi, CEO, and founder of True + Luscious, a… Read More ›
Boris Johnson Promises A Rewrite Of EU Legislation Will Promote Growth
Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has promised that a plan to change EU legislation that will be copied over after Brexit will encourage businesses to invest in the country. A “Brexit Freedoms Bill,” according to the prime minister, will… Read More ›
UK to announce Brexit Freedom Bill
On Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce the creation of the ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ which aims to make it easier to remove or amend EU regulations that were incorporated in British law before its departure from… Read More ›