Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
India Turns Train Coaches Into Isolation Wards For COVID-19 Patients
India has prepared a prototype train coach for coronavirus patients as they need to be kept in isolation, while it awaits for approval to prepare the same in larger scale.
Published on April 4, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
The U.S. Stimulus Package May Not Be Enough To Contain The Economic Shock
The U.S. Treasury received an additional “$450 billion” from Congress as a part of stimulus package.
Published on March 31, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Aerospace Consortium To Build Ten Thousand Ventilator In Britain
British government continues to ramp up its ventilator acquisition to meet its projected requirements.
Published on March 30, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Post Fed Purchase Mortgage REIT Rebound, Do We Stop Worrying?
Fed’s purchase move brings in some “positive effect on liquidity” besides lightening the panic stricken securities related to loans.
Published on March 30, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Science & Technology
UK trials new breathing aid developed by Mercedes Formula One
A new breathing aid to replace ventilators in UCLH in a trial phase, which has created within a week’s time.
Published on March 30, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
British Government Hires Former Nestle’s Executive For ‘War Room’ Food Security
Chris Tyas joins DEFRA as its Food Supply’s Director to contain situation over food security as the COVID-19 pandemic deepens.
Published on March 23, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Amazon’s Sale Benefit Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Warehouse Workers Receive Pay Hike
Within a week’s time Amazon raised the pay roll’s margin twice for its warehouse workers.
Published on March 23, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
In Response To Coronavirus Outbreak Wells Fargo Issues Fee Waivers
In this extraordinary time when the world is dealing with coronavirus outbreak, Wells Fargo decides to help the strain on its customers besides boosting its charitable donation.
Published on March 22, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Science & Technology
Google Introduces New Coronavirus Website
The search giant collaborated with the U.S. government to develop a website dedicated to important information about COVID-19 outbreak.
Published on March 22, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
New Plastic Tax And Carbon Emission Trade To Fill EU’s Brexit Fund Gap?
The proposed EU budget from 2021-27 aims at carbon neutrality by 2050.
Published on March 11, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
ECB President Singles Out Banks For Their Failure Towards Climate Risk Disclosure
ECB needs to get a better understanding of climate change impact and its affect on the economy to find ways of playing its role.
Published on March 11, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Top Barclays Shareholder Supports Climate Risk Resolution
Investors push Barclays towards phasing out of financing into fossil fuel industry.
Published on March 7, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
WHO Gets Free Advertisement On Facebook To Curb Misinformation About Covid-19
Online social media platforms are making efforts to spread the right information about coronavirus outbreak.
Published on March 7, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Baidu Could Also Be Another Corporate Victim Of Covid-19 Outbreak
Covid-19 outbreak could collapse Baidu’s Q1 revenue by thirteen percent.
Published on February 28, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Hyundai Motor suspends production at Ulsan plant after worker tests positive for coronavirus
Hyundai’s Ulsan factory’s worker fall victim of corona virus. The company suspends the operation and is busy disinfecting the facility.
Published on February 28, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Japan’s vice minister will fly to Lebanon to make case for Carlos Ghosn’s return
Will Japan’s vice minister of justice’s visit to Lebanon this weekend bring back Ghosn for facing trial over financial crimes?
Published on February 28, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Wells Fargo To Pay ‘$35Million’ Fine
Wells Fargo to pay $35million fine for failure to inadequately supervise sale of high risk products.
Published on February 28, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
No Action On Titanium Sponge Imports In The U.S.
U.S. govt to open talks with Japan on access to titanium sponge for emergencies.
Published on February 28, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
EU Informs Britain That It Can’t Slacken EU Climate Goals & Carbon Pricing
Britain gears up to open its own carbon market, while the EU seems considerate yet clear that the standards set by the bloc should not be slackened if any future…
Published on February 26, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
SambaNova Systems Collects ‘$250 Million’ In BlackRock-Led Funding Round
Funding round of SambaNova Systems revealed investor appetite besides broadening its customers’ base.
Published on February 26, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Management
Chapek Becomes New Walt Disney C.E.O As Iger Steps Down
The new development at Walt Disney leave analysts quite surprised.
Published on February 26, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Science & Technology
SpaceX Receives Approval To Create Research & Manufacturing Facility In Los Angeles
SpaceX to launch itself with a faster pace into building of Starships.
Published on February 26, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
The U.S. Doesn’t Agree With G20 Over Climate Change Being A Risk To Economy
The G20 diplomats have informed that the U.S. is not on board with their decision to mark climate change as a risk to economy in the former’s recent draft communique.
Published on February 25, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
RBC To Open Consumer Bank In U.S. Focusing On Wealthy Clients
RBC looks to expand its services and products in the U.S.
Published on February 25, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Management
Honda Cars Philippine Inc To Stop Production
As Honda fails to increase “global automobile operations” and witnesses a drop in profit levels, the company has decided to terminate manufacturing process in its Philippine based unit.
Published on February 25, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Breaking Deal With E*Trade Would Cost Morgan Stanley ‘$375 million’
Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade acquisition could mark the biggest one by a major U.S. bank post the financial crisis of 2007-2009.
Published on February 25, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Science & Technology
Tesla In Advance Talks With CATL For Using Lithium Batteries
Tesla could introduce lithium batteries for its passenger EVs as part of Musk’s promise of reducing the use of cobalt batteries.
Published on February 22, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Coronavirus Outbreak Hit Apple Inc Among TheLargest Corporate Casualty
Chinese manufacturing units of Apple and the Chinese market has been affected by coronavirus outbreak whereby affecting its Q1 sales target, although analysts remain hopeful for a recovery in the…
Published on February 22, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Shares Come Crashing For Alstom Post Alstom-Bombardier Rail Deal Announcement
Unions and regulators alike have shown their concern due to the recent rail deal development between Alstom and Bombardier wherein the former will possesses forty to sixty percent shares in…
Published on February 22, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Elbit System From Israel In A Defense Deal With An Asia-Pacific Country
Elbit in a “$670 million” deal to sell its defense electronics technology.
Published on February 22, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Coronavirus Outbreak Delays Several Conference And Trade Deals Across The Globe
Billions of dollars are at stake due to postponed events and meeting across the globe.
Published on February 22, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
EBA Finds Alarming Compliance Results For Gender Diversity Among Banks
Having women executive increases the chances of “a return on equity at or above the average of 6.42%”.
Published on February 16, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Norway’s 44% January Market Share Comes From EV Sales
The largest electric vehicle market records a rise on “year on year” sale category.
Published on February 16, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Tesla Is Stealing Germany’s Water, Claim Local Protesters
Germans seem to be divided in opinion over Tesla’s proposal to build giga-factory for its EV manufacturing in Germany as protesters claim of draining depleting water reserve and affecting wildlife.
Published on February 16, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Coronavirus wipes off $420 billion from China’s stock market
The market selldown is despite apparent moves by regulators to curtail selling. Adding to investor worries is the economic impact of the coronavirus.
Published on February 3, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Factory activity in Eurozone sees gradual recovery in January 2020
Green shoots are in sight for manufacturing activity in the Eurozone in January 2020 – IHS Markitt.
Published on February 3, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Honda’s Wuhan plant to remain closed until February 13
Honda has a joint venture with China’s Dongfeng Group in Wuhan’s Hubei province.
Published on February 3, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
China Will Increase Import Of U.S. Agricultural Goods
Market and consumers will be driving trade between China and the U.S.
Published on February 3, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
JetBlue Airways’ Aims To Achieve Carbon Neutrality In 2020
JetBlue plans to use alternative sustainable fuel for flights taking off from San Francisco and become carbon neutral for the domestic flights.
Published on January 27, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Barclays’ Shareholders Support New Resolution To Reduce Fossil Fuel Investment
Shareholders put pressure on Barclays to set plans for responsible financing.
Published on January 27, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Samsung’s New Normal Shorter Chip-Cycle
Even though, Samsung has recorded poor performances in the last quarters of 2019, analysts expect an imminent recovery.
Published on January 15, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Germany To Move Towards Sustainable Finance By “Green Bonds” Issuance In 2020
Germany to use "green twin bonds" to "roll over maturing debt".
Published on January 6, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
SQM Evaluates Its Options Before The Law Post Environment Court Verdict
The environment court of Chile has passed a verdict on SQM’s excess water use in Atacama Desert which might cost the company its expansion plans.
Published on December 31, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
Expectations Continues To Build Up With All Eyes On BlackRock’s New Climate Approach In 2020
BlackRock directly interacting with companies on climate risk is a “positive sign”.
Published on December 31, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Science & Technology
In A Lifetime We Could Accumulate 20Kg Micro-Plastic In Our Body
A new study reveals the presence of micro-plastic practically everywhere; what will be its impact?
Published on December 31, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Are We ‘Spending Another Decade Doing Worthy Things But Not Enough’?
Financial market is not fast enough to reduce investments on fossils fuels, says Carney.
Published on December 31, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
U.S. Holiday Online Sales Hit Record High
Consumers in the U.S. choose online shopping this holiday season.
Published on December 29, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Management
Analysts Welcome Kalanick’s Exit From Uber
Kalanick to focus on his “ghost kitchen” business which has already gathered around “$400 million” from investors.
Published on December 29, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Economics
Russian Government Turns To NWF For Buying Sberbank Stake From The Central Bank
Multiple sources report that the Russian government is in discussion about purchasing the Sberbank stake from the Central Bank.
Published on December 27, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
Business & Finance
IFF And DuPont In A ‘$45 billion’ Merger Deal
DuPont selected IFF as the “preferred strategic partner for N&B”.
Published on December 19, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
