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BASF Germany’s net profit grows in 2021

Net profit of German chemical concern BASF SE for 2021 amounted to โ‚ฌ5.523 billion against a loss of โ‚ฌ1.06 billion a year earlier, according to the company's financial statements.
Published on February 25, 2022
By Iris Barker

Biden: US to release some of its strategic oil reserves

In an attempt to curb the rise in energy prices, the U.S. intends to conduct commodity interventions at the expense of the strategic reserve of oil.
Published on February 25, 2022
By Iris Barker

Analysts expect U.S. GDP growth estimate to remain unchanged in Q4

U.S. GDP rose 6.9 percent year-over-year last quarter and according to the second estimate (if GDP had grown at the same rate for four consecutive quarters), according to analysts polledโ€ฆ
Published on February 24, 2022
By Iris Barker

Global oil prices accelerate to 5% growth

According to trading statistics, global oil prices advanced to 5% on Thursday, with April Brent futures topping $102 a barrel for the first time since September 5, 2014, and Mayโ€ฆ
Published on February 24, 2022
By Iris Barker

Global steel production falls in January

Global steel production in January stood at 155 million tonnes, down 6.1% year-on-year, according to World Steel Association (WSA) data.
Published on February 23, 2022
By Iris Barker

Bitcoin falls to two-week low

On reports that Russia has recognized the Luhansk and Donetsk Peoples Republics, Bitcoin plummeted to a two-week low of $36,350. Bitcoin has long been seen as a safe haven assetโ€ฆ
Published on February 22, 2022
By Iris Barker

Australian AGL Energy refuses to sell its business for $3.54B

According to Reuters, Australian energy provider AGL Energy has rejected a $3.54 billion bid from Canadian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and the Brookfield Foundation to buy the company.
Published on February 22, 2022
By Iris Barker

NFT marketplace OpenSea reports phishing theft of user tokens

Marketplace for NFT trading OpenSea has launched an investigation into an attack on the site's users that resulted in the theft of non-exchangeable tokens from them.
Published on February 22, 2022
By Iris Barker

Walmart reports net profit for fiscal year 2021-22

The consolidated net profit of the world's largest retailer, US-based Walmart, rose 1.2% to $13.673 billion for fiscal year 2021-2022 (ended 28 January), the company said in a press release.
Published on February 17, 2022
By Iris Barker

UNCTAD: Global trade grows by 25% in 2021

The volume of global trade in 2021 increased by 25% from 2020 to around $28.5 trillion, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report.
Published on February 17, 2022
By Iris Barker

Goldman Sachs to reopen Monaco office for wealthy clients

Goldman Sachs, the investment bank serving the world's wealthiest people, will return to Monaco after six years.
Published on February 17, 2022
By Iris Barker

Wales to experiment with paying young people $2,000 basic income

Welsh residents who turn 18 will be receiving ยฃ1,600 each a month for two years as part of an experiment in basic income payments. Authorities hope it will help supportโ€ฆ
Published on February 17, 2022
By Iris Barker

French Engie reports net profit in 2021

French Engie, one of the largest energy companies in Europe, last year made a net profit of โ‚ฌ3.7 billion against a loss of โ‚ฌ1.5 billion a year earlier, the companyโ€ฆ
Published on February 16, 2022
By Iris Barker

Romance scammers steal over $139M in cryptocurrency in 2021

According to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report, romance scammers stole $547 million from victims in 2021.
Published on February 16, 2022
By Iris Barker

Microsoft cancels mandatory remote working for employees

Microsoft will open its offices in Washington state beginning in late February and allow employees to return to work, according to the company's official blog.
Published on February 15, 2022
By Iris Barker

Japan’s GDP grows worse than forecast in Q4

Japan's GDP in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a preliminary estimate, grew 5.4 percent year over year (if GDP had grown at the same rate for four consecutiveโ€ฆ
Published on February 15, 2022
By Iris Barker

JTI’s net income grows in 2021

Japan Tobacco International (JTI), one of the world's largest tobacco manufacturers, posted a 9.1% increase to 338.5 billion yen ($2.93 billion) in net income for 2021, the company said inโ€ฆ
Published on February 14, 2022
By Iris Barker

Saudi Prince transfers $80B worth of Saudi Aramco shares to the country’s sovereign wealth fund

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has transferred shares of the world's largest oil company Saudi Aramco worth $80 billion to the country's sovereign wealth fund. The fund was createdโ€ฆ
Published on February 14, 2022
By Iris Barker

McDonald’s to open a restaurant in metaverse

McDonald's has filed for ten new trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This includes one for a restaurant in the meta-universe that will provide home-delivered meals.
Published on February 11, 2022
By Iris Barker

Equinor: Norway’s ability to increase gas supplies for Europe is exhausted

Norway has no opportunities to further increase gas supplies to Europe, said the head of the Norwegian oil and gas group Equinor Anders Opedal.
Published on February 10, 2022
By Iris Barker

UNESCO: 10M creative industry workers lost their jobs during the pandemic

UNESCO conducted a study on the state of the creative industries during the pandemic.
Published on February 10, 2022
By Iris Barker

U.S. prosecutors seize a record $5B worth of bitcoins

The U.S. Justice Department reported a record seizure of bitcoins worth $5 billion. The cryptocurrency was stolen in 2016. Then, hackers hacked the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange and stole 120,000 bitcoins.
Published on February 9, 2022
By Iris Barker

Sotheby’s and artist Kevin McCoy are being sued for selling the “first” NFT

Free Holdings has filed a lawsuit against artist Kevin McCoy and auction house Sotheby's over the sale of the "world's first" NFT painting called Quantum.
Published on February 9, 2022
By Iris Barker

U.S. Cheniere announces readiness of Sabine Pass LNG’s sixth line

The Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project's sixth production line has been completed and commissioned, according to U.S. Cheniere Energy Inc., the country's largest LNG producer.
Published on February 8, 2022
By Iris Barker

U.S., Japan reach agreement to lift duties on Japanese steel imports

The U.S. and Japanese governments reached an agreement to reduce tariffs on imports of a limited amount of Japanese steel in order to expand trade between the countries and counterโ€ฆ
Published on February 8, 2022
By Iris Barker

China faces shortage of goods depicting the Olympic mascot

The organizers of the Beijing Olympics faced a shortage of goods with the image of the mascot of the Games - the panda Bing Dwen Dwen. Demand for them increasedโ€ฆ
Published on February 7, 2022
By Iris Barker

Saudi Aramco raises oil prices for Asia and the US

The world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, raised prices for its key markets. The decision comes days after OPEC+ countries announced a 400,000 bpd increase in oil production in March.
Published on February 7, 2022
By Iris Barker

UK energy authority to raise energy price threshold for consumers

UK energy authority Ofgem will raise the price threshold for gas and electricity for consumers from April 1 due to a sharp increase in global natural gas prices, the organizationโ€ฆ
Published on February 4, 2022
By Iris Barker

Meta sets a record for one-day stock market collapse

Collapse of shares of Meta (Facebook) became the largest one-day drop in the value of a company in the history of the U.S. stock market.
Published on February 4, 2022
By Iris Barker

Bloomberg: US is discussing possible increase in gas production

According to Bloomberg, which cited sources, the US and Qatar, as well as Nigeria, Egypt, and Libya, are exploring the prospect of expanding gas supply in the event that Ukraineโ€ฆ
Published on February 3, 2022
By Iris Barker

De Beers nearly doubles its diamond sales

International diamond corporation De Beers almost doubled its diamond sales in the first business cycle this year (from January 17 to February 1) from the previous cycle to $660 million,โ€ฆ
Published on February 3, 2022
By Iris Barker

Alphabet’s net profit jumps 1.8 times in 2021

American holding company Alphabet Inc, which owns Google, increased net profit by 1.8 times in 2021 compared to the previous year - up to 76.033 billion dollars, the holding companyโ€ฆ
Published on February 2, 2022
By Iris Barker

India announces launch of its digital currency from 1 April

India has announced that it will launch its digital currency from 1 April. The digital rupee will be treated like banknotes. The authorities hope that its proliferation will give aโ€ฆ
Published on February 2, 2022
By Iris Barker

FTX crypto exchange raises $400M investment at $32B valuation

Forbes richest crypto-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency exchange FTX has increased its valuation to $32bn, a valuation it received in a new $400m funding round. FTX has raised almost $2bn inโ€ฆ
Published on February 1, 2022
By Iris Barker

Microchip manufacturers hit record highs, expect annual sales to rise

Microchip manufacturers have reported record annual sales amid global shortages and sharply increased demand for semiconductors. However, industry executives expect this figure to double further in less than a decade.
Published on February 1, 2022
By Iris Barker

Samsung to buy Biogen’s stake in JV for $2.3B

Samsung Biologics will buy US manufacturer Biogen's stake in the Samsung Bioepis joint venture for $2.3bn. The company is expected to pay the money over two years, but will takeโ€ฆ
Published on January 31, 2022
By Iris Barker

Business activity in China slows down

Business activity has slowed down in China, official statistics shows. Experts attribute this to coronavirus restrictions as well as the authorities' order to limit production to reduce air pollution aheadโ€ฆ
Published on January 31, 2022
By Iris Barker

LVMH net profit jumps 2.6 times in 2021

French LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton's net profit attributable to the group increased 2.6-fold to โ‚ฌ12.036 billion in 2021, the company said in a statement.
Published on January 28, 2022
By Iris Barker

Visa’s net profit up by a quarter

U.S.-based Visa Inc., one of the world's largest bank card companies, posted a 26 percent increase in net profit to $3.959 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2021-2022 thatโ€ฆ
Published on January 28, 2022
By Iris Barker

Fed expects persistent semiconductor shortage

The US has failed to make meaningful progress in fixing supply chain problems created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Published on January 27, 2022
By Iris Barker

Samsung’s net profit 2021 grows by 1.5 times

South Korean electronics maker Samsung Electronics' net profit attributable to shareholders rose by half last year in annual terms to 39.244 trillion won (about $32.7 billion), the company said.
Published on January 27, 2022
By Iris Barker

Financial watchdog urges El Salvador to abandon Bitcoin as legal tender

The International Monetary Fund's board of directors has urged El Salvador to reject Bitcoin as legal cash. The fund's board of directors highlighted the legal status of Bitcoin in theโ€ฆ
Published on January 26, 2022
By Iris Barker

IMF forecasts global economic slowdown

The International Monetary Fund has revised down the growth expectations for the global economy: the forecast for 2022 has been lowered to 4.4% from the previous 4.9%; in contrast, theโ€ฆ
Published on January 26, 2022
By Iris Barker

Analysts estimate short-selling gains in January at $114B

Companies specialising in short-selling stocks have earned $114bn since the start of the year, an 11.6% increase on the full year last year. The most lucrative short-selling bets on theโ€ฆ
Published on January 25, 2022
By Iris Barker

South Korea’s GDP growth hits 11-year high in 2021

South Korea's economy grew by 4% in 2021, the highest in 11 years, the Bank of Korea said.
Published on January 25, 2022
By Iris Barker

International charities call on World Bank to unfreeze money for Afghanistan

The World Bank is being urged to unblock monies from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund.
Published on January 24, 2022
By Iris Barker

Bloomberg learns of US-Qatar talks on gas supplies to Europe

The US presidential administration is in talks with Qatar on possible deliveries of liquefied gas to Europe, Bloomberg has reported, citing knowledgeable sources.
Published on January 24, 2022
By Iris Barker

EC: Gas consumption in Europe is falling

Gas consumption in the European Union fell by 10% in the third quarter of 2021 amid rising prices, according to a report from the European Commission.
Published on January 21, 2022
By Iris Barker

Mexican company acquires US refinery in Houston

Mexican oil and gas corporation Pemex has completed its acquisition of a 50.005% stake in the Deer Park refinery complex in Houston from Shell, becoming the sole owner of theโ€ฆ
Published on January 21, 2022
By Iris Barker

Global vaccine alliance requests $5.2 billion for drug development

According to a news statement from the Global Alliance for Vaccinations and Immunization (GAVI), the organization has sought an additional $5.2 billion to develop and distribute at least 600 millionโ€ฆ
Published on January 20, 2022
By Iris Barker
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