The making jeans is getting automated and speeded up by the use of lasers and by Levi Strauss. The process of fading, distressing and ripping would be made more efficient and the use of chemical would be reduced by the… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Apple Hands Over Its iCloud Data To Chinese Firm Under Ne Cybersecurity Rules There
Human rights groups and privacy advocates have become worried by the latest move of Apple in China. The iCloud accounts that are registered in mainland China are being moved from the company servers to state run Chinese servers by Apple… Read More ›
U.S. Study Claims Conception Rates Can Predict An Economic Recession
In a period of several months before a recession, there is a fall in the overall rates of women getting according to an academic research done in the US. Economic downturns and recessions can be helped to be predicted by… Read More ›
China’s growing assertiveness rekindles German fears of foreign firms accessing its high-tech know-how
Geely’s agressive moves to access German sensitive high technology underscores a broader Chinese strategy of one-sided trade: attempts by German companies to gain full control over Chinese companies have repeatedly come to nought since it remains prohibited. China’s Geely’s purchase… Read More ›
U.S. to emerge as the world’s biggest oil producer by 2019: International Energy Agency
Soaring U.S. crude oil production has upended global oil markets since it comes at a time when Russia and OPEC have cut their production volumes in order to slim the glut in the global oil pool. On Tuesday, the International… Read More ›
Consumer Boycott Forces Firms To M Move Away From NRA As A Fallout Of The Florida Shooting
Following the tragic Florida school shooting, calls against companies that have businesses linked to the US gun lobby to be boycotted have been given in the country even as relationship with the National Rifle Association have been cut by an… Read More ›
JPMorgan Survey Concludes Shortage Of Skilled Labor To Restrict U.S. Business From Growth In 2018
While there is a sense of hope for American business owners following partly due to the regulatory reforms done recently, a reduction in corporate tax and an economy that is steadily getting better, there are also concerns about the availability… Read More ›
Boeing prepares to fight Bombardier’s CSeries aircrafts through a joint venture with Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer
While Airbus has sided with Bombardier, in the Canadian aircraft maker’s dispute with Boeing, through this proposed joint venture with Embraer, Boeing aims at becoming the leader in the 70-seat to 130-seat regional jet market. Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported,… Read More ›
Rising cost of transportation pulling up food inflation in the U.S.
For consumers who have enjoyed low to negative food inflation over the years, the jump in food prices is likely to be a shocker. In the push for cost cut led higher margins, U.S. trucking companies and railroad operators are… Read More ›
Gartner Report Notes First Y-O-Y Quarterly Drop In Global Smartphone Sale Since 2004
There has been a decline of 5.6 per cent year-on-year in the sales of smartphones to end users globally in the December quarter of 2017 at 408 million compared to 432 million in the same period a year ago according… Read More ›