The wall Americans hope they can build against the surge of COVID-19 across the country is vaccinations. The process has been much slower than expected. At one point, the federal government had as its goal to vaccinated 20 million people before the end of last year. The process to do […]
These days, it's imperative to walk into work not just aware of the news in your industry, but with a full understanding of its context and meaning. But who's got time for all that, especially given the volume and speed of the news today? We do – and now […]
Harold Wilson was prime minister and Margaret Thatcher the newly elected leader of the opposition. Lord’s hosted the first cricket world cup final, David Bowie released Young Americans and inflation reached a post-war high of more than 25%. That was Britain in 1975, the last time the economy endured a […]
There are a whopping 10 sedans slated for a launch in India this year. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com gives the lowdown. The year 2021 promises to be a swell year for new cars to come to India. Part 1: Why 2021 is a very good year for the hatchback buyer Apart from a […]
The UK service sector contracted more than initially estimated at the end of 2020 with the downturn overwhelmingly linked to business disruptions, restrictions on trade and temporary closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, final survey data from IHS Markit showed Wednesday. The final IHS Markit/Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply […]
Total SE and Engie SA plan to build France’s largest green hydrogen facility to feed the oil company’s biodiesel plant in the south of the country from 2024, provided they get subsidies to make the project viable. Steelmakers and gasoline and biofuel producers currently make the hydrogen they need from […]
Lucas Jackson/Reuters US stocks ended Thursday lower as investors digested a surge in weekly jobless claims. The reading of 965,000 new unemployment filings represented the biggest increase since March and the highest level since August. The weak jobs report could give fuel to Democrats passing a massive stimulus bill once […]
Some of New York’s biggest employers are urging local leaders to let them help with the Covid-19 vaccination effort, arguing that the slow rollout is putting the state’s economic recovery at risk. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and KKR & Co. were among a few […]
The world spent a record $501.3 billion in 2020 on renewable power, electric vehicles and other technologies to cut the global energy system’s dependence on fossil fuels. The investments in the transition to a low-carbon economy marked a 9% increase over 2019 and came despite disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
A federal labor official cleared the way Friday for Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama to cast ballots in an election that could create the first union among the company’s U.S. workforce. Under the decision from the National Labor Relations Board, workers at Amazon’s facility in the Birmingham suburb of Bessemer […]
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