Sections

ideals
Business Essentials for Professionals
Markets
COVID19 travels well on credit card terminals, not on banknotes

COVID19 travels well on credit card terminals, not on banknotes

Amidst fears of spreading and catching coronavirus, consumers are reviewing which daily gestures cause the most contamination. At first, banknotes seemed an obvious culprit. But a German Institute has dispelled that notion, and reminded that cash is a very poor vector, whereas credit card terminals...
Countries Should Support Free Trade Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Urged IMF And World Bank

Countries Should Support Free Trade Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Urged IMF And World Bank

Countries should keep their trade open amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has said, and warned that countries doing so could face counterproductive consequences of such polices. The current global scenario is not at all conducive to...
Case Of Overcharging Filed In US Against Restaurant Food Delivery Companies

Case Of Overcharging Filed In US Against Restaurant Food Delivery Companies

Some of the most well known global good delivery app companies including GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats, were taken to court over allegations that the companies were using their dominant position in the restaurant meal deliveries segment to impose fees that are being borne ultimately by...
Economic Impact Of Virus Pandemic Worse Than 2008 Financial Crissi, Says IMF Chief

Economic Impact Of Virus Pandemic Worse Than 2008 Financial Crissi, Says IMF Chief

An economic crisis “like no other” has been caused by the coronavirus pandemic – and the crisis is “way worse” than the 2008 global financial crisis, said a top official of the International Monetary Fund.   “Never in the history of the IMF have we witnessed the world economy come to a...
Coronavirus Effect: Consumer Sentiment In US Touched 3-1/2-Year Low

Coronavirus Effect: Consumer Sentiment In US Touched 3-1/2-Year Low

The coronavirus pandemic that has upended the life of citizens of the United States and has discouraged them from spending has resulted in the US consumer sentiment for the month of March touching a 3-1/2-year low. Consumer spending was also slow in February. These figures have further hinted at a...
Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Over 1000 UK Forms To Halt Dividend Payments

Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Over 1000 UK Forms To Halt Dividend Payments

The rapid and devastating spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom has forced the government to impose a lock down in most parts of the country and shut down factories to combat the spread of the pandemic. As such companies are now focusing on conserving cash which has forced more...
'Buy America' Order Would Hit Pandemic Response, Warns US Business Groups

'Buy America' Order Would Hit Pandemic Response, Warns US Business Groups

More than 80 business groups in the United States has warned that shortages of urgently needed medicines and medical equipments to fight coronavirus pandemic in the country could be worsened while also delaying the discovery of a vaccine for the new coronavirus because of the plans of the White...
Investors Say Reopening US Economy Early Could Cause More Harm Than Good To Humans And Markets

Investors Say Reopening US Economy Early Could Cause More Harm Than Good To Humans And Markets

Despite clear signals that the coronavirus pandemic is spreading across the United States, the desire of the US President Donald Trump to reopen the economy could be bad for the economy, said investors, with the death rate due to the virus going up and Americans still unwilling to go out because of...
$2 Billion In Funds Added By World Bank For Its Members Bit By Coronavirus

$2 Billion In Funds Added By World Bank For Its Members Bit By Coronavirus

The amount of money that the World Bank has set aside for fast-track financing available to members to respond to the global coronavirus pandemic has been augmented by another $2 billion with the total amount now at $14 billion. The bank had announced the initial package on March 3.   ...
Growing Coronavirus Contagion Puts Travel Industry Under Siege

Growing Coronavirus Contagion Puts Travel Industry Under Siege

Travel companies across the Pacific sounded alarm because of the economic fall out of the spread of the coronavirus with profit warnings being issued by Australian travel firms and capacity slashing by Japanese carriers. On the other hand, airlines in the United States are rushing to curt flights...
Record Drop In Auto Sale In China For February, Industry Calls For Aid From Government

Record Drop In Auto Sale In China For February, Industry Calls For Aid From Government

There was a 79 per cent year on year plunge in the sale of new auto and vehicles in China – the largest auto market of the world, in the month of February – the month that saw the strictest curbs in the country on travel and movement and on production because of the spread of the deadly...
Industry Group Estimates Loss Of $820Bn In Revenue From Business Travel Due To Coronavirus

Industry Group Estimates Loss Of $820Bn In Revenue From Business Travel Due To Coronavirus

A spade of travel bans, cancellation of flights and dramatic reduction in tourists, coupled with curbs in corporate travel plans because of the spread of the coronavirus epidemic throughout the world is expected to hit the global business travel sector to hit hard for the current year with an...
1 ... « 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » ... 71

World

Global Warming Causes The First 12-Month Period Above 1.5C

Global Warming Causes The First 12-Month Period Above 1.5C
According to the European Union's climate change monitoring service, the world just had its warmest January on record, making it the first 12-month period in which average temperatures were more than...

2023 Was The Second-Warmest Year Ever For The UK

2023 Was The Second-Warmest Year Ever For The UK
The national weather service of the United Kingdom, Met Office, announced that 2023 was the second-warmest year on record for Britain. This finding highlights the increasing influence of human-caused...

Fury And Dissatisfaction As The COP28 Draft Language Leaves Out The Phase-Out Of Fossil Fuels

Fury And Dissatisfaction As The COP28 Draft Language Leaves Out The Phase-Out Of Fossil Fuels
On the last day of the global conference, the proposed language for a COP28 climate agreement that does not call for the phase-out of fossil fuels has come under heavy fire from influential figures,...

Brazil Joins The Global Climate Accord To Increase Renewable Energy Usage By Three Folds

Brazil Joins The Global Climate Accord To Increase Renewable Energy Usage By Three Folds
Brazil has joined a potential agreement supported by the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the European Union to treble the amount of renewable energy produced globally by 2030 and move...

The Rise of India and the Decarbonisation of its Economy

The Rise of India and the Decarbonisation of its Economy
Ranked 14th in the world for gas consumption in 2022, with a growing dependence on imports, India plans to further increase its use of LNG. This appetite stems from both the economic development of...

People

New Study Finds People Who Were Class Bullies Could Make Higher Incomes In Their Middle Age

New Study Finds People Who Were Class Bullies Could Make Higher Incomes In Their Middle Age
A recent study challenges the widely held belief that school bullies would eventually get their comeuppance by indicating that they are likely to end up with greater earnings. The Institute for...

In A New York Corporate Fraud Lawsuit, Trump Slapped Fines And Interest Of $454 Million

In A New York Corporate Fraud Lawsuit, Trump Slapped Fines And Interest Of $454 Million
A New York judge ruled in the former president's civil business fraud trial on Friday, ordering him to pay a total of approximately $454 million in penalties.   According to an attorney...

Survey Finds 80% Employees In Asia Face Moderate To High Risk For Mental Health Issues

Survey Finds 80% Employees In Asia Face Moderate To High Risk For Mental Health Issues
Employees in Asia are under "significant mental health strain," with 82% at moderate to high risk of being depressed.   According to a recent study by insurance broker Aon and TELUS Health,...

The Way Bankman-Fried Of FTX Obtained A $250 Mln Bail

The Way Bankman-Fried Of FTX Obtained A $250 Mln Bail
On Thursday, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agreed to a bail deal that would see him released on a $250 million bond secured against his parents' property, with movement restrictions.  ...

Majority Of Elon Musk’s Twitter Followers Do Not Want Him As Twitter Chief, Shows A Musk-Conducted Pool

Majority Of Elon Musk’s Twitter Followers Do Not Want Him As Twitter Chief, Shows A Musk-Conducted Pool
Less than two months after taking over as CEO of the social media platform, Elon Musk faced backlash from Twitter users who voted in a poll for him to resign.   According to the poll the...