US banking giant Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $60 million to settle a lawsuit brought by customers who have alleged that the bank exposed their personal data when it failed – twice – to properly retire its legacy information technology…. Read More ›
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AT&T & Verizon reject request to delay 5G wireless services, offer to adopt temporary safety measures
In a significant development, the CEOs of Verizon Communications and AT&T have rejected a request to delay the planned introduction of 5G wireless services over aviation safety fears. They have however offered to temporarily adopt new safety measures. Earlier last week, U.S…. Read More ›
28.9% Drop In Its 2021 Revenue Expected By Due To US Sanctions
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, stated on Friday that sales for this year will be 634 billion yuan ($99 billion), down 28.9% from the previous year. Sanctions imposed by the United States, a semiconductor scarcity, and a global decline in… Read More ›
AMD’s $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx expected to be completed in Q1 of 2022
In a statement Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Xilinx said, the former’s $35 billion all-stock deal for the latter is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Previously the deal was expected to closed by the end of 2021…. Read More ›
US Appeals Court revives Libor rigging claims against big banks
In a significant development a U.S. appeals court has revived a litigation wherein large banks had been accused of conspiring to rig the Libor interest rate benchmark, including during the 2008 financial crisis, to boost their profits at investors’ expense… Read More ›
Assets in iShares ESG fund plummets by 91% after top investor Ilmarinen’s exit
According to public data, the iShares of ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF saw heavy outflows this week, leading to a tenfold drop in the assets managed by the ETF focused on sustainable emerging-market companies. In September, Finland’s Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance… Read More ›
Germany drops negative COVID-19 test for UK travelers
From January 4, Germany will drop its demand for travellers from Britain to quarantine and provide a negative COVID-19 test – requirements that were imposed earlier in December during a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant. In a tweet, the… Read More ›
IKEA raises prices by 9%, sees supply chain disruptions far into 2022
In a statement IKEA said, it is raising the prices by around 9% following an increase in raw material prices and transportation costs. Previously, IKEA had said it was leasing more ships, buying more containers and re-routing goods between warehouses… Read More ›
Covid Lockdown In China’s Xian May Interrupt Memory Chip Production, Warns Samsung, Micron
Two of the world’s leading memory chip manufacturers, Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, have cautioned that tight Covid-19 restrictions in the Chinese city of Xian may interrupt their chip production operations. The city’s closure adds to an already difficult year… Read More ›
Global chip shortage should end by 2022: BMW CEO
In an interview to German daily Muenchner Merkur, BMW’s CEO Oliver Zipse said, the carmaker plans on creating up to 6,000 new jobs in 2022 as it prepares to meet heightened demand for its electric vehicles. “BMW is on a… Read More ›