The euro zone’s finance ministers decided on Friday to work together to safeguard consumers and businesses from skyrocketing energy costs, coordinating their support measures with the ECB to prevent escalating inflationary pressures. The ministers from the 19 nations that make… Read More ›
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CEO Of Deutsche Bank Foresees An Impending Recession And Urges Germany To Reduce Its Reliance On China
Christian Sewing, the CEO of Deutsche Bank, urged Germany’s leaders on Wednesday to quicken the country’s decoupling from China and issued a dire warning that a recession is imminent. Sewing stated in a speech at the Handelsblatt Banking Summit in… Read More ›
US Bans “Advanced Tech” Companies From Constructing Factories In China For Ten Years
The Biden administration has stated that US tech companies that receive federal funding will be prohibited for ten years from constructing “advanced technology” facilities in China. The policies were unveiled as part of a $50 billion (£43 billion) plan to… Read More ›
China’s Property Sector Prospects For 2022 Depreciates, With Home Prices Expected To Fall
The problems in China’s residential property market are predicted to worsen this year as homebuyers remain wary, with economists now forecasting a decline in home prices in 2022 and a speedier fall in property sales than predicted earlier. According to… Read More ›
UK Has Labelled $1.3 Billion In COVID ‘Bounce Back’ Loans For Small Businesses As Possible Fraud
According to reports, the British government is preparing to make public a set of data showing that approximately 1.1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion) of loans given to small businesses according to a Covid-19 emergency lending scheme have already been categorized as potential fraud…. Read More ›
A Subsidiary Of Philips Will Pay More Than $24 Million For Alleged False Claims For Medical Equipment
The US Justice Department announced that a subsidiary of Dutch medical device maker Philips has agreed to pay more than $24 million to settle allegations of false claims regarding respiratory-related medical equipment. According to the Justice Department, the subsidiary, Philips… Read More ›
Musk Issues A New Letter To Twitter In Response To Whistleblower Allegations
Elon Musk sent out a supplemental letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc, citing a recent whistleblower complaint from the social media firm’s former security chief as yet another reason to cancel the $44 billion deal. Last week, Peiter Zatko,… Read More ›
Top Airlines Of China Report Significant Q2 Losses Due To COVID Restrictions
Due to major travel disruptions, including a strict COVID-related lockdown in Shanghai, China’s three largest airlines reported a combined second-quarter loss of 28.4 billion yuan ($4.12 billion) on Tuesday, a larger loss than in the first quarter. The country’s policy… Read More ›
Audits Of Alibaba And Other Chinese Firms Will Be Scrutinized By US Regulators: Reuters
According to a report by Reuters quoting three sources familiar with the matter said that US regulators have chosen e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and other US-listed Chinese companies for audit inspections beginning next month. The move follows Friday’s landmark… Read More ›
With Soaring Energy Bills, Britain Is Considering Lending To Energy Suppliers
The British government’s options for assisting people facing skyrocketing energy bills include lending to energy suppliers, which could reduce bills by up to 500 pounds ($587) per year, according to the Daily Telegraph newspaper on Saturday. Britain’s energy regulator said… Read More ›