Health and safety concerns resulting from Covid-19 and its Omicron variant has prompted the annual January gathering of world leaders, billionaires, and executives in Davos, Switzerland to be postponed. “The World Economic Forum will defer its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in the… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Graphite Shortage Concerns For Chinese Electric Vehicle And Battery Makers
While they travel the globe for the lithium, nickel, and cobalt resources required to put China at the forefront of the electric vehicle (EV) race, Chinese battery and EV manufacturers are concerned about a material that is much closer to… Read More ›
EV Startups Seeking Mass Production At Low Costs
All of the electric vehicle and van startups vying to be the next Tesla Inc want to avoid Elon Musk’s “manufacturing hell.” However, electric vehicle companies such as Arrival SA (47K.F) in the United Kingdom and Fisker Inc in the… Read More ›
The resignation of Britain’s Brexit Minister creates increased uncertainty of issues surrounding Northern Ireland
Britain’s Brexit minister David Frost has submitted his resignation last week over disillusionment with the direction British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was leading the country after Brexit. Frost’s resignation raises question of Britain’s future tone with EU over post Brexit… Read More ›
Will pay $11B in taxes this year: Elon Musk
In a tweet, Tesla Inc’s CEO Elon Musk said, he will be paying more than $11 billion in taxes this year. The development comes in the wake of Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren tweeting that Musk should pay taxes and stop “freeloading… Read More ›
Israel in 5th COVID wave, steps up vaccination, urges work from home
In a statement Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stated, the country is in the midst of a fifth COVID-19 wave as he urged citizens to step up vaccination and to take precautions such as working from home. In a televised… Read More ›
Chinese Regulators To Crackdown Next On Online Brokers: Reuters
Officials in China are seeking to prohibit online brokerage firms like Futu Holdings Ltd and UP Fintech Holdings Ltd from providing offshore trading services to mainland clients, the latest development in a comprehensive regulatory crackdown that has roiled a wide… Read More ›
Covid-19 Pandemic Could Last Till 2024, Says Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. warned on Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic will not be over until 2024, and that a lower-dose version of its vaccine for children aged 2 to 4 years old produced a weaker immune reaction than anticipated, possibly postponing… Read More ›
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vows inclusive digital transformation of economy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, his government would make Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, fit for the future and vowed it would leave no one behind in this major transformation of the economy. Vowing increased investments in climate protection and digitalization… Read More ›
Omicron likely to become dominant variant in Europe by early 2022: ECDC
In a statement, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said, there is a “very high” that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will become dominant in Europe by early 2022 and lead to a growing number of hospital… Read More ›