On Saturday, driven by a steady adoption of electric vehicles, Tesla Inc reported a better-than-expected 2020 vehicle deliveries and narrowly missed its CEO’s ambitious full-year delivery goal. The results come at a time when the global auto industry, like most… Read More ›
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Slovakia, Hungary start vaccinating against COVID-19
Slovakia has started vaccinating its population against the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 disease on Saturday, following a joined coordinated push by the European Union against the global pandemic. Vladimir Krcmery, a member of the government’s Pandemic Commission, was the first person in… Read More ›
Norwegian Air will run out of cash in early 2021: CEO Jacob Schram
While reporting its third quarter results, Norwegian Air, which likes its peers has been ravaged by the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic which has brought the global travel industry to a standstill, said it is likely to run out of cash in… Read More ›
European COVID-19 lockdowns denting demand for oil: IEA
According to an official from the International Energy Agency (IEA), if Europe sees renewed lockdown measures to contain rising cases of the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic it could push back the outlook for the global demand for oil towards a downward… Read More ›
Euisun Chung, heir apparent, takes the helm at Hyundai Motor Group
According to a news report from South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, Hyundai Motor Group’s executive vice chairman Euisun Chung is set to become its chairman on Wednesday. The development sees Euisun Chung formally taking over the reins of the car… Read More ›
FDI in Mexico touched $18 Billion in Q1, despite slowdown induced by Wuhan Coronavirus
In a significant development that underscores a relocation of supply chain to North America, preliminary figures published by Mexio’s Economy Minister stated, during the first half of 2020, Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico touched $17.97 billion. Although, the figure… Read More ›
Private equity firms Silver Lake Partners & Apollo Global Management Inc in advanced talks to buy stake in Expedia for $1 billion
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Expedia Group Inc, an online travel services company, is in advanced talks to sell a stake to private-equity firms Silver Lake Partners and Apollo Global Management Inc for around $1 billion…. Read More ›
Crude oil prices are likely to keep falling despite historic OPEC+ deal: Goldman Sachs
In a statement Goldman Sachs said, in the coming weeks, it sees oil prices continuing their downward fall and that the “historic yet insufficient” deal by major oil producers to trim output is unlikely to offset the coronavirus-led demand rout…. Read More ›
Nissan’s China sales drop by 44.9, sees signs of recovery in market
On Wednesday, in a statement Japanese automaker Nissan said, sales in China in March have dropped by 44.9% from a year earlier to 73,297 units. The coronavirus epidemic continues to ravage the global automotive industry. On a positive note, Nissan,… Read More ›
Pharma industry could be nationalized to localize supply chain: German Economy Minister
On Friday German news magazine Der Spiegel reported German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier as saying, he wants to support pharmaceuticals companies that are dependent for key reagents on imports from Asia in order to rebuild their production sites in Europe…. Read More ›