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Investors Gung-Ho on Electric Vehicle Start-up Rivian

The electric vehicle space has been revving up lately, on account of growing support from consumer, industry, and government for the transition to cle...

Prisa (BME: PRS) shares skyrocket 21% as Vivendi (EPA: VIV) agrees t...

Shares of Madrid-headquartered media conglomerate Prisa, Promotora de Informaciones, SA, (BME: PRS), skyrocketed more than 21...

EU car sales report worst-ever decline 2020, thanks to the COVID-19...

Despite moving into the new year, the pandemic-related challenges continue to affect the world economy with no quick-fix in sight at the moment. 2020...

How will Biden's Presidency impact the US energy industry?

Shutterstock Image Joe Biden sworn in as the 46th U.S. president on Wednesday evening, just seven days after Donald Trump's allies declined to acknow...

Kiwi Chris Liddell withdraws from race to head OECD after landing in...

Expat New Zealander Chris Liddell backed out of the race to head the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Lidell, who was a...

Biden signs order for US to rejoin Paris climate accord

Hours after taking oath as the President of the United States on Wednesday, Joe Biden announced that the US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement. I...

Trump a no-show as Biden swears in as US president

Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, taking over reins from outgoing President Donald Trump. Biden...

GM & Cruise Partner with Microsoft for Self-Driving Vehicles

General Motors is once again hitting the headlines after it announced a partnership with Microsoft. In a public announcement Tuesday, GMC and Cruise L...

Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Stocks Surge As Jack Ma Resurfaces After 3 Month...

Chinese business magnate Jack Ma finally reappeared in the public eye on Wednesday, January 19, after months of speculation about him missing since sl...

WHO Chief cautions over inequality amid global COVID-19 vaccine roll...

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has blasted the unequal worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. He st...

FCA-PSA Merger Stellantis Makes A Splash On Stock Market Debut

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe PSA have agreed to merge and form Stellantis, the fourth-largest automobile company by volume in the world....

Trump admin greenlights Land Swap for Resolution Copper Project

Trump administration is on a mining approval spree and the latest to reap benefit is the Resolution Copper project in the state of Arizona. The outgoi...

Trump administration halts supplies to Huawei, says Reuters

The Trump administration has informed Huawei suppliers and Intel that is cancelling some permits to sell to the Chinese firm. It further aims to rejec...

Growing Safety Concerns around Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine; here’s wha...

The COVID-19 vaccine, jointly developed by Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE’s (Nasdaq:BNTX), has come under the spotlight with doubts being...

Will the World be Able to Put The Kibosh on COVID-19 in 2021?

  At the end of 2019, a devastating monster virus sneaked into our lives. First, it gripped the emerging global superpower China, and before any...

Why are non-auto majors hopping onto autonomous car bandwagon?

You order a ride from Uber, and within a few minutes, a car arrives to pick you up. Once you hop in, you are surprised to see there is no one at the d...

The Who’s Who of Joe Biden’s US Cabinet

  United States President-elect Joe Biden is set to take over the White House next week and his nominated list cabinet members are at the r...

25th Amendment Explained: What is it and How does it work?

  Many unpleasant events have unfolded since the most talked-about 2020 US presidential election outcomes. But the recent mayhem at the Capitol...

The rise of Robinhood in 2020 amid controversies

  The year 2020 had been volatile for the stock market. The share market was gripped by fear and massive uncertainty throughout the year, adding...

Google acquires Fitbit in USD 2.1 billion deal, Regulatory Probe Con...

The market leader in the online advertising business, Alphabet-owned Google, has completed the health device producer Fitbit's acquisition worth USD 2...