Kate Bingham, the chair of the United Kingdom government’s vaccine taskforce said in an interview to the media that a Covid-19 vaccine may be available for some people even before Christmas. She however added that it is more likely that… Read More ›
Sustainability
2020 Profit Forecast Raised By Sony After Record Q2 Performance
After reporting a record profit for its second quarter, Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp raised its annual profit outlook. The company’s performance as driven by its gaming business which continued to capture “nesting” demand just ahead of the next month… Read More ›
AMD To Acquire Chip Maker Xilinx In A $35 Billion Deal, Targets Data Center Business
The battle between semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) and Intel Corp in the data center chip market just got more intense with AMD agreeing purchase Xilinx Inc in a $35 billion all-stock deal, AMD said on Tuesday. After… Read More ›
Efforts To Reduce Plastic Waste Being Undertaken By Global Toy Companies
After using environmentally destructive plastic in the products and packaging of toys for decades, efforts at becoming more eco-friendly are now being made by many large toy companies. With parents being forced to keep their children back at home during… Read More ›
Study In UK Finds Young People Hit Hardest By Covid-19 Job Losses
A new study that documented the growing divisions in the workplace since March when the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the United Kingdom has found that younger people in the country are more than twice as likely to lose their jobs… Read More ›
China Warns Of Sanctions On US Firms Over Arms Sale To Taiwan
American companies including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon will be sanctioned by China over the companies being engaged in selling weapons to Taiwan. The United States was urged to stop selling arms to the self-governed island of Taiwan and to… Read More ›
Chevron’s Middleastern pivot central to its energy strategy
In a significant development, U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp is staking its natural gas future on the Middle East, a typically volatile region where energy majors have long tread warily. Chevron’s CEO Michael Wirth’s Middle Eastern pivot underpins a bet that… Read More ›
200 Drink Brands To Be Discontinued By Coca Cola
Almost half of its current portfolio of brand is to be cancelled by Coca Cola. Some beloved but out dated drinks such as Tab, Zico and Odwalla would be discontinued by it, the beverage giant had already announced. But earlier… Read More ›
Grounds For Brexit Compromise On Fisheries Being Laid By Macron: Reuters
The French government is asking its fishing industry to be prepared for a smaller catch after Brexit, said a report published by the news agency Reuters quoting sources form the industry. This is a clear signal that the French President… Read More ›
Barclays Beats Expectations For Q3 With Steep Drop In Provisions For Bad Loans
A net profit of £611 million ($797.7 million) was reported for the third quarter by the British bank Barclays on Friday as the lender attempts to stage a recovery from the hit it took because of the novel coronavirus pandemic…. Read More ›
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