
Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
EV Startup Rivian Raises $2.5 Bln In Latest Funding Round Led By Amazon And Ford
A latest fund raising round led by investors Amazon.com Inc, Ford Motor Co and T. Rowe Price helped electric car startup Rivian to raise $2.5 billion, the company said on
Published on July 24, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Tencent Ordered By Chinese Regulator To Give Up Exclusive Rights In Online Music
Tencent Holdings Ltd will no longer be able to make exclusive music copyright agreements under orders from China’s market regulator, while the company would also have to face a fine
Published on July 24, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Snap Comfortably Beats Estimates For User Growth And Revenues
A host of new features on the messaging app Snapchat attracted more users during its latest completed quarter and the growth rate was the highest since the late 2017as the
Published on July 23, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Israelโs REE Automotive To Start EV Van And People Mover Production In 2023
Israeli electric vehicle startup REE Automotive plans to start production of an electric delivery van and a people mover in 2023, said a top executive of the company that on
Published on July 23, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Pandemic Strategies To Be Used By Coca Cola To Prepare For Potential Delta Variant Hit
The strategy that it had successfully adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic โ that if focusing on its bigger brands and focusing more on its supply chain, will be relied on
Published on July 22, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Landmark Settlement Deal Worth $26bln Arrived At In US Opioid Epidemic Case
A landmark $26 billion settlement has been arrived at with large drug companies and a number of states of the United States over the role of the companies in fuelling
Published on July 22, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Questions Being Raised Over Sale Of UK Chip Plant To A Chinese-Owned Firm
The sale of Wales, United Kingdom based chip wafer making factory, Newport Wafer Fab to a Chinese company has raised questions after reports surfaced that the British chip maker currently
Published on July 20, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Post-Brexit, Britain Faces Battery Challenge To Meet Its 2030 Fossil Vehicle Ban Deadline
With announcing a ban on sales of new fossil fuel-powered cars starting 2030m Britain has set its set its program of vehicle electrification on the fast lane. And to meet
Published on July 20, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
More Than A Third Of Global Assets Is Comprised Of Sustainable Investments
A report from the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance revealed that the total volume of investments towards sustainable projects was at $35.3 trillion which was more than one third of all
Published on July 19, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Management
American Father And Son Sentenced To Prison In Tokyo For Helping Ghosn Escape Japan
Two Americans who are charged with the escaping of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn form house arrest have been sentenced to two years of imprisonment by a Tokyo court on
Published on July 19, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Chinese State Investors To Auction Controlling Stake Of Revamped Anbang For $5.2 Bln
A combined stake of 98.7 per cent in the Chinese insurance firm Dajia Insurance Group, which had been recently rehashed and formed into a new entity out of the beleaguered
Published on July 18, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
These Things Are Cheaper Now Than Prior To The Covid-19 Pandemic
While most of the things have got costlier during and with the reduction in Covid-19 cases throughout the world, there are certain items that actually are still cheaper than when
Published on July 18, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Japanโs Annual Growth Forecast Cut By BOJ
While holding to its view of the Japanese economy settled to register a moderate recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the Bank of Japan cut its growth forecast for the
Published on July 16, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Honda CEO Says Company Wiling To Join New Alliances For Reducing EV Costs
Japanese auto company Honda Motor Co was open to making new alliances and partnerships for making electric vehicles profitable, said the companyโs new chief executive on Friday. “If through an
Published on July 16, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
June Inflation Rate In United States Highest In 13 Years
Supply side constraints and a continued revival in the costs of travel-related services after the depressed costs during the pandemic pushed June inflation levels in the United States to a
Published on July 14, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
JP Morgan Reports Large Q2 Profit As American Economy Recovers
With the continued recovery of the United States economy, a 155 per cent jump in second-quarter profits was reported by US bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. However, low interest rates,
Published on July 14, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Science & Technology
A Few Cities Contribute Over Half Of Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions; New Study
A latest analysis of emissions trends shows that more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a total of 167 urban hubs around the world was accounted for
Published on July 13, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
EU Postpones Its Own Tax Plan After US Pressure And G20 Endorsing Wider Global Tax Plan
After facing pressure from the United States administration, a corporate tax plan for the bloc was delayed by the European Union. This decision was also influenced by its intention to
Published on July 13, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Net-Zero Climate Alliance Launched By Major Insurance Firms
An alliance has been created by eight of the leading insurance and reinsurance companies of the world. Launching the alliance, the companies said on Sunday that this new entity will
Published on July 12, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
US Treasury Secretary Yellen Says Multinationals Tax Deal Not Likely Before 2022
A newly approved mechanism that will give the opportunity for more countries to tax large, highly profitable multinational companies might take as long as spring 2022 to be ready for
Published on July 12, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
G20 Countries Warn Of Derailment Of Global Recovery Due To Virus Variants
Global economic recovery form the pandemic hit is currently under threat due to an upsurge in new coronavirus variants and lack of access to vaccines in developing countries, warned the
Published on July 11, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Carbon Pricing Recognized For The First Time By G20 As A Climate Change Tool
For the first time, finance chiefs of the G20 group of nations formally acknowledged the role of carbon pricing to be a potential tool policy measure to address climate change,
Published on July 11, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
New Executive Order From Joe Biden On Addressing Corporate Abuses Across In US
A sweeping executive order was issued by the United States President Joe Biden on Friday aimed at fostering more competition in the countryโs economy and urging agencies to take action
Published on July 10, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Negotiations For Building EV Plant In Wisconsin, US, Being Held By Taiwan’s Foxconn
The largest of the suppliers of apple Inc – Taiwan’s Foxconn, is known to be pushing to further diversify in income streams and is now planning to build an electric
Published on July 10, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
New Chinese Firms To Be Added To US Blacklist Over Xinjiang
Ten more Chinese companies and other entities are to be added to an economic blacklist of the United States by the Biden administration this week over allegations of these companies
Published on July 9, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
New Rules Mandate Chinese Firms Getting Chinese Ministry Approval For Offshore Listing
A team is to be set up by Chinese securities regulator that will review plans of Chinese companies of launching initial public offerings (IPOs) on foreign exchanges, according to reports
Published on July 9, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Anti-Monopoly Steps Taken Against Ant Group Will Be Applied To Other Payment Firms, Says China
The stringent anti monopoly steps that have been taken by Chinese regulators against the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s financial technology affiliate Ant Group will also be taken against other domestically
Published on July 8, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Pace Of Hiring Post Lockdown In UK Fastest Since Late 1990s, Shows Survey
The speed at which hiring after the lifting of lockdown measures in the United Kingdom took place in June was the fastest since at least the late 1990s as employers
Published on July 8, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Acquisition Battle For Britain’s Morrisons Hots Up With Apollo Global Jumping In
A third bidder, Apollo Global Management, entered the fray for the $8.7 billion bid battle for the fourth largest supermarket group of the United Kingdom, Morrisons, flaring up the fight
Published on July 6, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Sales Volume For NFTs Globally Reach $2.5 Bln In H1 Of 2021
The second quarter of the current year saw record volume of transactions in the market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as sales so far this year reached $2.5 billion compared to
Published on July 6, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
China Manufacturing Slows Ion June Amid Wider Supply Chain Disruptions In Asia
Higher costs of raw materials, a shortage of semiconductors and an outbreak of Covid-19 in the major export province of Guangdong โ even while a wider supply chain disruption in
Published on June 30, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
New Bank Group To Create Method To Track How Financing Helps In Jobs And Environment
Plans of development of a new method of measuring the environmental and social impact because of their financing was announced on Wednesday by a group of banks which included UBS
Published on June 30, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Japan’s May Retail Sales Grows For The 3rd Straight Month
With Japanese households expending more, there was surge in retail sales in the country in May that beat analystsโ expectations. However, Covid-19-linked pressures continued to put pressure on the underlying
Published on June 29, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
More Firms In Singapore Move Online As Covid Upend Their Physical Business
The disruption to the brick-and-mortar operations of companies of Singapore caused by the covid-19 pandemic is forcing more companies from the city state to move their business online to adapt
Published on June 29, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Facebook Refuses To Negotiate With Australian Publisher As Required By New Law
A claim that the social media company Facebook refused a request by a publisher to negotiate a licensing deal is being looked into by Australia’s competition watchdog. This is the
Published on June 28, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Science & Technology
Experts Considering Need For Booster Dose For J&J Single Shot Covid Vaccine Against Delta Variant
The increasing prevalence of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant has prompted infectious disease experts in the United States to consider the requirement for a booster dose of the covid-19
Published on June 28, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
J&J Agrees To Settle Opioid Charges With New York For $263 Mln
Charges that Johnson & Johnson had fuelled an opioid epidemic in New York state and in two of its largest counties would be settled by the company for an amount
Published on June 27, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Diesel Cars By 2030 And Petrol Cars By 2035 To Be Banned By Brussels Region
Diesel powered cars would be banned by 20203 while petrol cars would be phased out completely by 20356 in the Brussels region, announced the regional government on Friday. It said
Published on June 27, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Amazon’s AWS Acquires Message Encrypting Service Wickr
The cloud computing business of Amazon – Amazon Web Services (AWS) has acquired the encrypted messaging platform Wickr as the company ventures into the encrypted messaging business segment. Wickr has
Published on June 26, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Chinese Companies Eager To Sponsor Euro 2020 In An Effort To Go Global
Following the footsteps of the Chinese home appliance company Hisense, three other Chinese firms have struck partnerships for sponsoring the Euro 2020 this year. Hisense was the first Chinese sponsor
Published on June 26, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Panasonic Divests Its Stocks In Tesla For $3.6 Bln
With the Japanese conglomerate Panasonic Corp seeking to reduce its dependence on the United State based electric car maker Tesla, the Japanese firm sold its stake in the US car
Published on June 25, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Chinese Ban On Crypto Mining Forces Some Bitcoin Miners To Flee Or Sell Out, Says Reports
The cryptocurrency mining industry of China accounts for more than half of global bitcoin production which has been virtually paralysed because of the sweeping ban on cryptocurrency mining by Chinese
Published on June 25, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Refinitiv Data Shows Decade-High Growth In Capex To Me Made By Global Companies In 2021
After being subdued for the last few years and with companies recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is expected that there would be a surge in their expansion plans of
Published on June 24, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Distinction Between NFTs And Cryptocurrencies Highlighted By China’s Ant Group
A distinction between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) available on its platforms and cryptocurrencies was sought to be drawn by China’s Ant Group amidst a crackdown on cryptocurrencies by Chinese authorities following
Published on June 24, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Nissan Supported Chinese Self-Driving Startup WeRide Raises $310 Mln
Japanโs Nissan Motor supported China based autonomous driving startup WeRide raised $310 million at a $3.3 billion valuation recently and announced that it would be deepening its partnership with the
Published on June 23, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Tighter Rules On Foreign Owners Of Stake In Japanese Firms Being Considered By Government: Reports
Regulations on foreign investment funds that have stakes in domestic Japanese companies that have important technologies in the critical fields such as the nuclear industry and defence will likely be
Published on June 23, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Takeover Proposal From CD&R Of $7.6 Bln Rejected By UK’s Morrisons
A proposed cash offer of 5.52 billion pound ($7.62 billion) by the United States based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for the British supermarket group Morrisons have
Published on June 22, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Porsche Plans A Joint Venture With German Battery Maker For Its EVs
A new joint venture partnership with the joint venture with Customcells is being forged by the luxury sports car unit the German auto powerhouse Volkswagen, Porsche AG, for making batteries
Published on June 22, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Bitcoin Drops Below $30,000 With Expansion Of Chinese Crackdown On Crypto
Following a deeper and expanded crackdown on cryptocurrencies by Chinaโs central bank, the value of bitcoin dropped below $30,000 for the first time since January. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency of
Published on June 22, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Australian Retailer Woolworths Sued By Countryโs Watchdog Over Staff Underpayments
The industrial relations watchdog of Australia has filed a case against the countryโs largest supermarket chain Woolworths Group over allegations that the company underpaid its staff. It was more than
Published on June 22, 2021
By Debdutta Ghosh