On Tuesday, a solar industry body said, solar installations in the United States are likely to quadruple by 2030 thanks to booming demand for carbon-free power and an extension of a key industry subsidy late last year. The sector is… Read More ›
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Panasonic’s battery production is its biggest profit driver
On Tuesday, Panasonic Corp raised its full-year operating profit forecast by more than 50% on the back of heightened demand for its batteries from pandemic-driven purchases of home appliances, sales of 5G equipment and Tesla Inc cars. The strong performance… Read More ›
COVID-19 and Brexit will cost UK $174 billion every year for next decade
According to research firm Baker & McKenzie, if Boris Johnson’s government fails to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union along with the impact the coronavirus is having on the British economy, their combined cost to the United… Read More ›
Walmart unveils Walmart Plus membership program, with lower monthly fees than Amazon.com Inc
In a development that sees Walmart Inc ramping efforts to compete with rival Amazon.com Inc’s Prime membership program, Walmart unveiled its own membership program, Walmart Plus, which grants subscribers unlimited free delivery, fuel discounts and the option of zero checkout… Read More ›
China owes Germany at least £130 billion for coronavirus damages: Germany’s Bild newspaper
Germany has followed, France, UK and the United States in their search to find the source of the coronavirus following the virus going pandemic and imposing a humongous economic cost on the global economy. Bild, a major German newspaper has… Read More ›
Amazon Inc to hire 100,000 workers to meet surge in demand
With many consumers turning to the web to meet their needs during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in the United States, web giant Amazon.com Inc stated, it will be hiring 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal… Read More ›
SEC relaxes rule requiring external audit for smaller publicly traded companies
In a significant development, the Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to relax internal audit controls measures that were first introduced at smaller publicly listed companies in 2002, following a string of accounting scandals including one at Enron Corp. The… Read More ›
MiFID II increasing pressure on margins on mid-to-small brokerages
Although regulators introduced MiFID II in order to bring about increased transparency and ensure that investors get a fairer deal, but with the reduced cost of market research, the market dominance by large financial institution is quickly becoming an issue…. Read More ›
ABB to sell its Power Grids business to Hitachi
ABB will sell only 80.1% of its stake in the business following which it will revamp its business structure. Zurich-based ABB has reached a deal to sell its Power Grids business to Japan’s Hitachi for an undisclosed amount. In a… Read More ›
South Korean budget airliner Jeju Air to purchase 40 Boeing 737 Max 8 worth $4.4 billion
South Korea is witnessing a rise in passenger footfalls in international routes. South Korea’s biggest low-cost airline Jeju Air Co Ltd stated, it plans on purchasing 40 Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes worth $4.4 billion at list prices. The deal… Read More ›
