Record levels of e-waste were produced globally in 2019, weighing the same as 350 mega cruise ships, a UN report shows. The surge in global e-waste is not only a major environmental risk but also...
Shares of Tesla jumped 3.9% this morning to $1,130, which gave the automaker a market value of $210 billion. It thereby finally surpassed Toyota, the formerly #1 most valuable automaker in the world, whose shares...
Last week the IMF cut further its global (and national) forecasts for growth for this year (-4.9%) and next (+5.4%), which effectively means GDP will not return to its level in 2019 until 2022 globally...
The combination of rising virus cases and the sell-off in the US before the weekend dragged nearly all the Asia Pacific bourses lower. The Nikkei led the way with more than a 2% drop, but...
Tourism has been one of the sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus. The pandemic has also been a blow to the cruise ship industry, with tour operators, shipowners and shipyards hurting. Is a restart possible?...
Small business owners face an uphill task in today’s hyper competitive economic climate and have to pull out all the stops in order to ensure that their enterprise runs like a well oiled machine. Handling...
Sure, you’ve chosen your instant personal loan after thorough research and preparation. However, in life, one ought to expect the unexpected. There are chances that you may find yourself struggling to pay a particular month...
Covid-19 and resultant disruption of economic activity and trade supply chain will lead to contagion call for boycotting China, taming its economic clouts, maiming its unethical medical and infrastructure diplomacy. Across the globe, some trade...
Heinz Hermann Thiele has criticized a €9 billion rescue plan that would see the German government take a 20% stake in the embattled flag carrier. Failure to bring Thiele on board could push Lufthansa into...
The members of the G20 are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the European Union....
Czechs risk a banana-free diet, lower food quality and higher prices if a bill making its way through parliament is passed, say critics. The winners would be large, politically-linked farming groups. The controversial amendment to...
Despite the efforts of all the medical and scientific experts, much remains to be discovered about COVID-19. It is not life-threatening to most of us and yet highly contagious, with dire consequences for those it...
