With the recovery of the United States economy and buoyancy in the financial markets, 2021 is likely to be a year of “record level” of earnings for US banks, said the Institute of International Finance, an industry association. Bank lending… Read More ›
Sustainability
Production At Its Southern India Plant Halted By Ford Due To Pandemic Surge
Following a lunchtime sit-in protest on Thursday staged by the workers of its car plant in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, Ford Motor Co said it will halt production at the facility. The workers have been protesting to get… Read More ›
Government Agencies, NGOs Being Targeted By Group Behind Solarwinds Hack, Says Microsoft
According to Microsoft Corp, government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations are now being targeted by the group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack whioch was identified last year. “This week we observed cyberattacks by the threat actor Nobelium targeting… Read More ›
Belarus Plane Grounding To Be Investigated By United Nations’ Aviation Body
The forced grounding of a Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk which has drawn international outrage will be investigated by the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). An initial demand for investigation into the incident was demanded by the United… Read More ›
Germany to invests $9.74 billion in large hydrogen projects
On Friday, in a statement, Germany’s Economy and Transport ministries stated, Berlin will invest more than $9.74 billion (8 billion euros) in large scale hydrogen projects, in an effort to scale up hydrogen as an alternative to polluting fossil fuels… Read More ›
Britain could levy carbon tax on imports from polluting industries
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weighing options which includes a plan for imposing carbon tax on imports from polluting industries in am aim to protect British farmers from foreign rivals. The proposal which initially was targeted at heavy industry,… Read More ›
US Still Faces ‘Very Large Challenges’ On China, Says US Trade Chief Tai
There are still “very large challenges” in the trade and economic relationship between the United States and China that the Biden administration needs to accord attention to across the board, said the US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. She said this… Read More ›
Computer Chip Shortages To Hit PC Supplies This Year, Says Dell, HP
Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc both computer makers warned that the on going global shortage of computer chips could have an impact on the ability of the companies to meet the demands for laptops this year even as both… Read More ›
Biden Administration backs oil drilling project in Alaska
The Joe Biden Administration has defended a proposal by ConocoPhillips for developing oil fields in Alaska, backing the drilling project which was approved under the Trump Administration. “A Wednesday filing by the U.S. Department of Justice continues to defend a… Read More ›
US Senate Finance Committee advances bill which increases tax credits for EVs, with riders
In a development aimed at further boosting the adoption of electric vehicles the U.S. Senate Finance Committee has advanced legislation aimed at boosting the tax credits for electric vehicles to as much as $12,500, as long as they are assembled… Read More ›