According to a survey released on Monday, British employers expect to raise wages for their employees by the most in at least 11 years, but the 5% pay increases would still fall well short of expected inflation. The Chartered Institute… Read More ›
Entrepreneurship
Chinese Companies Returning To The US With IPOs
After a dry spell in the formerly brisk market, Chinese startups are once again raising millions of dollars through listings on the American stock market. Hesai Group, a supplier of “lidar” technology for autonomous vehicles, listed on the Nasdaq on… Read More ›
Fast Food Dominates As Inflation Pressures More Expensive Restaurants
As fast-casual and casual-dining restaurants struggle to draw in patrons, fast-food chains appear to be the big winners in the fourth quarter and beyond. Although many publicly traded restaurant businesses have yet to release their most recent quarterly results, for… Read More ›
As Part Of The Final Critical Step Before Orbital Launch,Starship Booster Successfully Tested By SpaceX
SpaceX tested 31 of the 33 engines in its Starship prototype’s towering rocket booster on Thursday, as the company prepares to launch the rocket into orbit for the first time. The “static fire” test is the final major hurdle before… Read More ›
15% Of Staff Axed By Zoom As Rejig In Post-Pandemic Environment
Zoom, a well-known provider of video conferencing services that saw a surge in remote work during the Covid pandemic, is dismissing 1,300 employees. About 15% of its staff will be impacted by the change, which comes as user growth and… Read More ›
Some Twitter Users Informed They Tweeted Over The Daily Tweet Cap As Twitter Outages
Following technical issues on Wednesday, some Twitter users were unable to post tweets. “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets,” read the message sent to account holders. Just before 22:00 GMT, the glitch was reported by the outage-tracking… Read More ›
Drop In Demand From The US Puts Additional Pressure On Factories In China
After zero-Covid, some Chinese factories are not moving at full speed. According to CEO Jay Foreman, all 20 of the Chinese factories that U.S. toy manufacturer Basic Fun works with have instructed staff members not to report back to work… Read More ›
Gamers To Be Harmed By $69 Billion Acquisition Of Activision By Microsoft, Claims UK Regulator
The $69 billion purchase of gaming juggernaut Activision Blizzard by Microsoft on Wednesday was warned against by Britain’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority predicted that the acquisition would substantially lessen competition, which would result in higher prices, fewer… Read More ›
Hedge Funds Under More Pressure Than The 2021 Meme Stock Frenzy, According To Goldman Sachs.
According to a Goldman Sachs research note, hedge funds betting against stocks globally exited those trades at the fastest rate since 2015, outpacing their exit from the meme stock frenzy two years ago. The latest short squeeze, which indicates that… Read More ›
To Avoid A Repeat Of The COVID ‘Failure,’ The Draft WHO Pandemic Agreement Advocates For Equity
According to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement, governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the “catastrophic failure” during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More ›