Britain lifted a four month COVID-19 lockdown on Monday giving 65 million people a measure of freedom that was earlier curtailed by the Coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic which began in Wuhan, China in late 2020. The British will now be able… Read More ›
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Greece formally opens tourism industry to vaccinated or COVID-19 negative tourists
Greece has formally opened its tourism sector, kicking off a summer season through which it hopes to resurrect its tourism which has been battered by the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic. Following months of lockdowns, Greece has also opened its museums including… Read More ›
Freezing public listed company assets of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai a wake-up call to global investors: Taiwan
On Saturday, in a statement aimed at international investors, Taiwan warned of the very real dangers of doing business in Chinese-controlled Hong Kong after the city state decided to freeze the media assets of Chinese tycoon Jimmy Lai, who has… Read More ›
Renewable energy to power Amazon.com Inc’s data centers
Late on Thursday, Japan’s Nikkei reported, Amazon.com Inc is negotiating to build a renewable power plant in Japan with Japanese power utilities and trading houses, in order to procure clean energy for its local data centers. The tech giant is… Read More ›
Global chip shortage to cost automakers $110 billion in 2021: AlixPartners
In a report consulting firm AlixPartners said, the global shortage of semiconductors is likely to cost automakers $110 billion in lost revenues in 2021, up from a previous estimate of $61 billion. It expects the crisis to effect the production… Read More ›
No major impact from power outages on major chipmakers
On Thursday, officials from Taiwan’s science parks in Tainan and Hsinchu said, the island-wide power outages have had no material impact on its operations.
Governance advisor Pensions & Investment Research Consultants recommends voting against Chevron Corp’s CEO
Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), a governance advisor, has recommended Chevron Corp’s shareholders to vote against the company’s CEO Michael Wirth at the upcoming shareholder meeting. PIRC’s recommendation is such since Wirth is the company’s CEO as well as… Read More ›
Department of Homeland Security approves Jones Act waiver request to ease oil supply constraints
In a significant development, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved a Jones Act waiver request to an individual company in response to Eastern Seaboard oil supply constraints, said Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “This waiver will help provide for the… Read More ›
Toyota Motor Corp’s Q4 profit beats analysts’ estimate, nearly doubles from previous year
On Wednesday, in a statement Toyota Motor Corp said, its fourth-quarter operating profit has risen by 92%, nearly doubling since a year ago. The development sees the company shrugging off chip-supply issues with its sales recovering from the impact of… Read More ›
EPA waives environmental rule to ease fuel shortage in 12 states
U.S. environmental regulators have issued emergency fuel waivers to help alleviate shortages in reformulated gasoline in 12 states and the District of Columbia. The supply of fuel has become constrained five days after a cyberattack shuttered the country’s biggest pipeline…. Read More ›