On Thursday, in a statement CityFibre, a broadband company, said it will create up to 10,000 new jobs over the next three years to help upgrade Britain’s digital infrastructure to full fiber. The British government aims to deploy gold-standard fast… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway acquires Grubhub for $7.3 billion
In a significant development, European food-ordering Just Eat Takeaway.com NV, has agreed to acquire Grubhub Inc, subject to regulatory approval. If the all-stock deal goes through it would create the world’s largest food delivery company outside of China. The deal… Read More ›
Starbucks Lost $3 Billion In Revenue In Latest Ended Quarter Due To Covid-19 Pandemic
The novel coronavirus pandemic will cause a loss in the fiscal third quarter, expects the international coffee chain Starbucks. The company predicted a a loss of as much as $3.2 billion in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic. The company… Read More ›
OECD Predicts UK To Be The Worst Hit Economy Among Leading Nations Due To Pandemic
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned that the United Kingdom is likely to the hardest hit economically among the richer countries because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The OECD said that that there is likely to a… Read More ›
Ease of doing business in China falls further because of coronavirus: European Business Group
On Wednesday, a European business group stated, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated already worrisome trends in doing business in China midst slowing revenue growth, regulatory hurdles and the clout of state-backed businesses. According to the results of the survey, 50%… Read More ›
China’s producer price index deflation deepens midst export and import slump
Factory gate prices in May in China fell at their steepest rate in more than 4 years, underscoring growing pressure that faces the country’s manufacturing sector following the COVID-19 pandemic which began in Wuhan, China. The pandemic has ravaged key… Read More ›
Green Recovery Plans Threatened By Govts’ Covid-19 Stimulus For High-Carbon Industries
The vital climate talks of the United Nations is being threatened of being sidelined maid the raging novel coronavirus pandemic even as governments and central banks across the world have seemingly failed to set out a green recovery from the… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia, Russia And Other OPEC+ Members To Extend Oil Cuts Till July
The decision last weekend of OPEC, Russia and allies to extend the deepest cut in oil production till the end of July is expected to have a positive impact on the global oil prices. Since the cuts were imposed bout… Read More ›
British Luxury Car Makers Bentley, Aston Martin And McLaren Cuts Thousands Of Jobs
The severe hit that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus has had o the sales of luxury cars all over the world has forced British luxury auto makers Bentley, Aston Martin and McLaren to lay off about 3,000 employees over… Read More ›
UK Arm Victoria’s Secret Sent Into Administration
The fashion brand Victoria’s Secret’s UK arm has been sent into administration which has put more than 800 jobs at possible elimination. All of the 25 stores of the company in the UK have been shut since the beginning of… Read More ›