On Monday, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and 11 other major European telecoms companies said, U.S. tech giants should bear some of the costs of developing telecom networks in Europe based on the fact that they use them so heavily. The… Read More ›
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Black Friday sales touches $8.9 billion
This year, U.S. shoppers spent slightly less on Black Friday sales, with many shoppers visiting physical stores despite coronavirus fears, midst retailers’ efforts to encourage pre-holiday shopping. For the very first time, online spending during Black Friday, which traditionally is one… Read More ›
Global chip shortage likely to continue into 2022: Daimler’s Truck Chief Martin Daum
In a statement Daimler’s Truck Chief Martin Daum said, he expects the global chip shortage to negatively impact Daimler’s revenues by several billion euros in 2021 and sees the issue continuing into 2022. Daimler, the world’s largest commercial vehicle maker… Read More ›
FCC reject China Telecom Corp’s bid to continue operations in the United States
In a statement the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said, it has asked a federal appeals court to reject China Telecom Corp’s bid to continue providing services in the United States after it revoked authorization for the Chinese company to… Read More ›
Ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal widens possibility of Polexit
In a significant development that once again casts a shadow on the concept of the European Union, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the European Court of Human Rights has no power to question its appointment of judges. The ruling by… Read More ›
UAE and Turkey sign investment accords worth billions of dollars
The United Arab Emirates and Turkey have signed agreements worth billions of dollars in investments in areas ranging from energy and technology following talks between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. The… Read More ›
US to auction 32M of sour crude from 4 Strategic Petroleum Reserves sites
In a statement, the US Department of Energy said, the United States has launched an auction for 32 million barrels of crude from four strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) sites which will be delivered between late-December and April 2022. Washington’s sale… Read More ›
India-US agree to expand trade ties on agricultural products
In a significant development, India and the United States agreed to expand trade on some agricultural products, including US distiller dried grains, cherries, alfalfa as well as Indian mangoes, grapes, shrimp and water buffalo meat. In a joint statement following… Read More ›
Meltdown of Turkish Lira leaves country in catastrophe
The slump of the Turkish Lira by 15% on Tuesday against the US dollar left Turks struggling to keep up with the depreciation of the currency leaving the country in a state of darkest “catastrophe”. The Lira’s meltdown on Tuesday,… Read More ›
European Parliament approves biggest reform on farm subsidies
In a significant development, the European Parliament has approved its biggest reform on farm subsidies in decades in a vote that switches cash to smaller farmers and rewards sustainable farming methods. Earlier its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), had draw criticism… Read More ›