20% Drop In Dubai Airport’s Passenger Numbers In Q1 Due To Virus Related Travel Curbs

With lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by governments all across the world during most part of the first quarter imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, there has been a drop of one fifth in the passenger travel through Dubai International Airport, one of the largest travel hubs of the world, during…

Tesla Now Poised To Be A Powerhouse After Failing To Deliver Profits For Years

Tesla has become incredibly profitable. After reporting its first ever annual profits for 2019 this January, the first time that the company had made an annual profit despite using the strict accounting measures for judging net income and losses, the United States based electric car maker followed that up with a successful first quarter of…

25% Slump In First Quarter Profits Reported By Saudi Aramco As Oil Price Collapsed

A collapse of global oil prices that was further accentuated by the novel coronavirus pandemic has forced a 25 per cent drop in the profits of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco. For the first quarter of the year, net profits of 62.48bn riyals ($16.64bn) was reported by the most profitable company of the…

Estonia’s parliament passes ‘Huawei law’ for telecom equipment security

In a significant development, Estonia’s parliament has approved a new law – Electronics Communications Act – to ensure that proper security reviews are undertaken for the installation of telecom equipment for future communication networks. The law, which lawmakers dubbed the “Huawei law” in reference to the Chinese telecommunications company, leaves the details of implementation to…

Chinese auto market 2020 is moderately positive: Daimler-BAIC’s CEO

On Wednesday, the CEO of Daimler-BAIC’s joint venture’s stated, he views the Chinese auto market in 2020 as “moderately positive”; his assessment is based on its April sales performance in China. Daimler-BAIC’s CEO Arno van der Merwe made the comments during a visit to the Beijing Benz Automotive Co’s plant. He did not comment on…

Venture capital arm of Intel Corp invests in 2 Chinese startups

On Wednesday, the venture arm of U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp, Intel Capital stated it has invested in two Chinese startups in the semiconductor sector. The fresh investments comes at a time when there is heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over chip manufacturing. One of the Chinese startups, Intel Capital has invested is ProPlus. It…