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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
Antitrust Complaint Filed Against Apple In Germany Over Its New iPhone Software
Even as Apple gets ready to roll out a new version of its iPhone software, the company has been accused of antitrust abuse in Germany. A complaint against the company was filed on Monday to Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s competition regulator. The… Read More ›
US President Joe Biden Reported To Propose Increasing Tax On The Rich Americans
A change in tax rules – which essentially will hike taxes on the wealthiest Americans, will reportedly be proposed by the United States President Joe Biden, many reports have claimed. According to the new tax proposal, the top marginal rate… Read More ›
Tesla Accused Of Being Arrogant With Mounting Pressure On The Firm In China
The United States based electric car maker Tesla has been branded as being an arrogant company in on Chinese social media platforms as well as by Chinese state media and regulators following outrage on social media in the country after… Read More ›
Dogecoin’s Price Surges 4005 In A Week Raising Crypto Bubble Concerns
Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that was based on the “Doge” meme, which rose to popularity in late 2013, is now among the top 10 digital currencies of the world and is worth $40 billion. The meme portrays a Shiba Inu dog… Read More ›
Uber Wants Its Workers To Attend Office At Least Three Days A Week
The ride hailing company Uber will allow its employees to work from home but only for two days of the week even as Covid-19 restrictions are getting relaxed in many countries and offices are reopening, Nikki Krishnamurthy, the company’s chief… Read More ›
VW strikes landmark wage deal with Germany’s most powerful union
In a significant development, Volkswagen has agreed to a wage deal with Germany’s most powerful union for 120,000 staff, representing 18% of its workforce. The deal with IG Metall sees salaries rise by 2.3% from January 2022. It also includes… Read More ›