On Tuesday, in a significant development, Britain is set to agree to a firm decisive stand from its G7 partners to protect democracies against global threats stemming from China and Russia. Hosting the event, Britain is likely to lay the… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
BP partners with EnBW Energie Baden Wuerttemberg AG for bids to build offshore wind farms off Scotland
Early on Monday, according to a report from The Times, BP Plc is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms off Scotland. In an interview, BP’s CEO Bernard Looney stated, the company “was looking at bidding in the… Read More ›
Apollo Global Management Inc close to acquiring Verizon Communications Inc’s media assets worth $5 billion
As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Apollo Global Management Inc is closing in on a deal to acquire the media assets of Verizon Communications Inc in a deal that could be valued close to $5 billion. Earlier on… Read More ›
Euro Zone Contracts In Q1 And Slips Into Another Recession
With a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hitting some countries of the Eurozone forcing re-imposition of lockdowns and restrictions, the euro zone economy contracted in the first quarter of 2021. According to preliminary data released by Europe’s statistics office… Read More ›
Biggest Economic Boom In UK Since 1948 Predicted By Barclays Chief
Barclays chief Jes Staley believes that the biggest economic boom since the one after World War Two will be experienced by the United Kingdom. This comment was made by him even as the bank reported more than doubling of profits… Read More ›
Facebook Gains From Surge In Pandemic Ad Spending But Warns Of Apple’s New Privacy Policy
The largest social media company of the world Facebook has warned that its growth later this year could “significantly” drop because of new Apple Inc privacy policies which will make it much more difficult for the company to target ads…. Read More ›
Ford’s Second Quarter Production To Reduce By 50% Due To Chip Shortage
The global shortage of semiconductors for the auto industry could take till 2022 to get completely resolved expects Ford Motor Co, but the company also said that it expects to see an easing of the shortage by this summer. This… Read More ›
Moderna To Increase Covid-19 Vaccine Production Capacity
Moderna Inc is expecting to manufacture up to 3 billion doses of its Cvoid-19 vaccine in 2022 by boosting its manufacturing capacity, the company said on Thursday. It also added that it estimates for vaccine production for 2021 will also… Read More ›
Muted First Quarter Results And Chip Shortage Concerns Cause Drop In Tesla’s Shares
Concerns of investors remained about the lofty evaluation of the United States based electric car maker Tesla as well as the over the prolonged global chip shortage and rising competition in the electric car segment which resulted in the stocks… Read More ›
Reports Of EIB Planning Digital Bond Issuance Pushes Ethereum To Record High
Media reports about the plans of the European Investment Bank to launch a “digital bond” sale on the ethereum blockchain network encouraged investors in this digital currency – the second largest of the world in terms of market capitalization which… Read More ›