Britain’s new finance minister, Jeremy Hunt, reversed the majority of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s unfunded tax cuts, sparking a rally in battered UK assets. However, UK borrowing costs and mortgage rates remain significantly higher than they were prior to the… Read More ›
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Triller, A Short-Video Platform, Has Launched A Metaverse Platform
Triller Inc, a short-video platform, is the latest company to stake its claim in the metaverse, launching a new platform called Metaverz on Monday. Triller claims that its Metaverz platform allows users to gather in virtual spaces to watch live… Read More ›
The Travel Segment Of Asia-Pacific Could Recover By 2023, The Fastest To Do So In The World
According to a new report, the Asia-Pacific travel industry may be the only one in the world to recover by 2023. According to this year’s “Travel & Tourism Economic Impact” report, published by the London-based World Travel & Tourism Council,… Read More ›
Moderna Signs Deal On Variant-Adapted COVID Shots For World’s Poorest
Moderna Inc has agreed to supply its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global initiative aimed at getting vaccines to the world’s poorest people. GAVI, the vaccine alliance, and the biotech company will cancel their existing supply deal for vaccines… Read More ›
India’s Serum Institute Will Develop An Ebola Vaccine For Use In The Uganda Outbreak
The Serum Institute of India plans to manufacture 20,000 to 30,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine by the end of November for use in trials against an outbreak in Uganda, according to reports quoting its developers and company sources. The… Read More ›
Japanese Yen Fall To 32-Year Low Against The US Dollar
The Japanese yen fell to a 32-year low against the US dollar after official data showed that prices in America rose faster than expected. The yen fell to 147.66 per dollar before recovering some ground. Shunichi Suzuki, Japan’s Finance Minister,… Read More ›
EU Leaders May Support A New Gas Price Benchmark, Shows Draft Document
A draft document shows that European Union country leaders may support plans to launch a new gas price benchmark at a meeting next week in order to reduce energy prices for consumers and industries. The leaders will meet on October… Read More ›
US’s Crackdown On China’s Chip Industry Will Not Affect Samsung Or SK Hynix
The Biden administration intends to exempt SK Hynix and Samsung from the brunt of new Chinese memory chipmaker restrictions intended to thwart Beijing’s technological ambitions and obstruct its military advancements, according to reports quoting sources. According to the sources, requests… Read More ›
Caixin PMI Shows A Decline In China’s Services Activity For The First Time Since May
According to a private-sector business survey released on Saturday, China’s services activity shrank in September for the first time in four months as COVID-19 restrictions weakened the country’s already brittle demand and lowered investor confidence. The COVID containment measures disrupted… Read More ›
Apple Is Being Forced To Change Chargers In Europe As The EU Approves A Redesign
To comply with new rules requiring a single charging port for most electronic devices, Apple will have to change the charger for its iPhones in the European Union beginning in autumn 2024. The reform, which was passed by an overwhelming… Read More ›