Following the revelation of that the e-retailer Amazon.com about it hiring an expert in the field of cryptocurrencies, the value of some cryptocurrencies surged. The company put out an advertisement for a “digital currency and blockchain product lead” to look… Read More ›
Sustainability
Najib Mikati set to become Lebanon’s Prime Minister
On Monday, Lebanon’s former premier Najib Mikati, a wealthy businessman, is poised to be the country’s designated Prime Minister after winning the support of most major parties to form a new government. The development comes at a time when Beirut… Read More ›
Mercedes-Benz Gets Ready To Rival Tesla In All-Electric Vehicles Segment
Investments of more than 40 billion euros ($47 billion) by 2030 is being planned by the Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler to prepare itself for development of electric vehicles (EV) to take on the United States based market leader Tesla, the company… Read More ›
New Report Predicts Loss Of Bank Market Share In Some Areas In Q2 For Deutsche Bank
The market share of the investing unit of Germany’s biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, dwindled across an array of key services during the second quarter, according to data available from Dealogic, which highlighted the fragile recovery at the bank. At the… Read More ›
Collusion among British EV charging operators reduces competition in the EV charging market: CMA
On Friday, Britain’s competition regulator said, it has begun an investigation into some electric vehicle chargepoint operators on motorways and highways; the development comes at a time when it is laying out guidelines to ensure the rollout of a robust… Read More ›
EU Rejects UK’s Demand For Changes In Post-Brexit Deal On Northern Ireland
The European Union rejected a demand by Britain that the deal that was signed just about a year ago between the UK and the EU and one that oversees the problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland should be rewritten. … Read More ›
Production And Sale Of Passat In US To Be Ended By VW To Focus On SUVs
German car maker group Volkswagen AG will end all sales and production of the Passat sedan in the United States starting next year, the company said on Monday. Analysts see this move by the company as a part of its… Read More ›
Bitcoin Drops Below $30,000, Global Crypto Market Loses Nearly $90 Billion In 24 Hrs
The global cryptocurrency market saw almost $89 billion being wiped off in 24 hours on Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap data, as the value of most digital coins being dragged down by bitcoin which dropped below $30,000 for the first time… Read More ›
Women Account For 1/3 Of British Financial Service Firm Boards, Says Report
There has been a significant improvement in the proportion of women on the board of listed financial companies in Britain over the last five years since the government initiated an initiative to improve gender balance in the sector. A report… Read More ›
Greenland Stops Its 50-Year Unsuccessful Effort To Produce Oil
Greenland has recently announced that it would be suspending a strategy of searching for oil and would stop any further issuing of exploration licences which effectively brought an end to a 50-year old ambition of the country to become an… Read More ›