Tag: economy
UK agrees to EU request for more time to ratify Brexit deal | Brexit...
The delay by a month brings more uncertainty to an already fragile start to a new economic relationship.The U.K. agreed to allow the European...
Qatar Petroleum to supply 1.25m tonnes of LNG to Bangladesh | Energy News
QP signs a long-term agreement with Vitol to supply 1.25 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually to Vitol customers in Bangladesh.Qatar Petroleum has...
DBA at PolyU offers best in business education
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme offered by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was the first of its kind in Asia...
All that glitters: 2021 worst start to year for gold since 1991 | Business...
Gold surged to new heights in 2020 but has stumbled so far this year with prices slumping to seven-month lows on Friday.Gold began the...
US farmers won’t see a year as profitable as 2020 for a decade |...
Federal aid payments accounted for more than a third of US farmers’ $121.1bn in net income last year.U.S. farmers won’t see another year as profitable...
Why manufacturing is the biggest hurdle in climate change fight | Climate Change News
Bill Gates says governments and investors need to find ways to reduce emissions from steel- and cement-making.US billionaire Bill Gates exudes optimism in discussing...
Biden backs stimulus cheque income limits in CEO meeting | Business and Economy News
United States President Joe Biden told a group of business leaders gathered at the White House on Tuesday that he supports phasing out stimulus...
Johnson & Johnson asks US to approve single-dose COVID jab | Business and Economy...
J&J’s single-shot vaccine could help boost supply and simplify the US immunisation campaign, which continues to lag behind schedule.Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday...
Picking up steam, US firms add 174,000 jobs in January | Business and Economy...
The US labour market picked up steam in January as US companies added 174,000 jobs in a month, the ADP Research Institute said on...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO later this year | Business and...
Company says Bezos will be replaced as CEO in the fall when he will become Amazon’s executive chairman.Amazon.com Inc has announced that longtime CEO...
Tesla profit fails to electrify investors, deliveries miss target | Automotive Industry News
Tesla Inc’s fourth-quarter profit fell short of Wall Street expectations and the company failed to provide a clear target for 2021 vehicle deliveries, sending...
No quick fix for SEC in cracking down on GameStop-like frenzies | Financial Markets...
U.S. regulators are likely to scrutinize the quadrupling of GameStop Corp.’s shares over the past two weeks, a breathtaking buying spree turbocharged by bullish...
Double oh-no: James Bond film No Time to Die postponed again | Arts and...
The movie’s global release has been pushed back from April to October as the pandemic keeps many theatres shuttered.
The global release of the James...
Coronavirus: new variant found in Britain might be more deadly than original, says Boris Johnson
There is “some evidence” that the coronavirus variant that was first detected in Britain could be deadlier than the original, British Prime Minister...
Fire at India plant of world’s biggest vaccine maker | Coronavirus pandemic News
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Fire breaks out at Serum Institute of India, local media say, adding that production of coronavirus vaccine was not affected.
A big fire has...
Covid-19 market bubbles, a creation of the distorted global economy, cannot last
The year began with lockdowns and varying degrees of restrictions on movements across the world as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated with new, fast-spreading...
WhatsApp battles privacy concerns in India – its biggest market | Media News
WhatsApp is battling mistrust globally after it updated its privacy policy to let it share some user data with the parent company, Facebook, and...
US slaps sanctions on two Iranian foundations linked to Khamenei | Business and Economy...
Advisers to United States President-elect Joe Biden believe the Trump administration is trying to make it harder for Biden’s Democratic administration to re-engage with Iran.
The...
Index compiler MSCI to remove China telecom firms after Trump ban | Financial Markets...
Decision could have larger effect on the firms’s shares than the New York Stock Exchange’s move to delist them.MSCI Inc. will remove China’s three...