Large state-owned refiners in China deferred purchases of crude oil due to rising prices and independent refiners remained constrained by import limits resulting in the country’s crude oil imports dropping down to their lowest level since September 2018. According to… Read More ›
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Another Chinese Real Estate Giant Misses Key Bond Payment, Raising Further Concerns In The Property Market
Shares of another Chinese developer were suspended from trading after it failed to service a payment deadline, and this exasperated the already precarious real estate market of the second-largest economy of the world. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange suspended trading… Read More ›
Kroger Investigating Fake Press Release Touting Bitcoin Cash Acceptance By The Firm
Kroger Co is investigating the issuing of a bogus news release claiming that the company will accept bitcoin currency at its shops, the grocer announced on Friday. This made the company the second big retailer in recent weeks to be… Read More ›
20 countries pledge to stop public funding of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2022
Twenty countries, including the United States and Canada have agreed to stop public funding of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2022 and instead steer spending into clean energy. The commitment has been termed as a “historic” step… Read More ›
Taiwan lodges trade complaint against China at WTO
Taiwan has lodged a trade complaint against China at the World Trade Organization following Beijing’s moves to block imports of two types of fruits. Taiwan-China relations have dropped to their lowest in decades following increased Chinese belligerence. China as threatened… Read More ›
Countries plan to build more cheap dirty climate change causing coal plants
While the pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, big users of coal, the dirtiest of fuels, shunned the move. The COP26 summit aims to find ways to… Read More ›
Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics creates game changing COVID19 antiviral pill
Britain has become the first country in the world to approve a potential game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill, which was jointly developed by US based Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in its effort to fight the Wuhan Coronavirus. Britain’s Medicines… Read More ›
StanChart Q3 profit doubles as bad loans shrink
Standard Chartered posted a higher-than-expected quarterly pre-tax profit on fewer loan impairment costs on Tuesday, as the developing markets-focused lender benefited from a recovery in pandemic-affected areas. Statutory pretax profit for the bank, which generates the majority of its business… Read More ›
Its US IPO Could Value EV Startup Rivian Nearly As Much As Honda
Rivian Automotive Inc, funded by Amazon.com Inc, is aiming for a value of more than $53 billion for its U.S. debut, putting the electric car maker on par with competitor Honda Motor. The business is aiming to raise up to… Read More ›
Federal Aviation Administration issues special bulletin on interference of 5G with aircraft avionics
In a statement the Federal Aviation Administration said, it had issued a special information bulletin alerting operators, manufacturers, and pilots that action may be required to address potential interference issues from the usage of 5G telecommunications technology from sensitive aircraft electronics. With… Read More ›