The Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto’s desire to become Europe’s leading supplier of lithium, a critic metal for manufacturing of electric vehicles was harmed on Friday when Serbia canceled its lithium exploration permits due to environmental concerns. Serbia’s decision comes as the country prepares for a general election in April, and as tensions between Belgrade…
Self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc has struck a partnership with the luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz for creating technologies and hardware for the development of fully automated cars fit for driving on the highways for the venture’s next-generation vehicles, said the founder of Luminar. A number of global auto companies, from Tesla to GM, are pursuing…
Mexico’s Grupo Financiero Banorte is considering possibilities of making a bidding offer for the Mexican consumer banking unit of Citigroup, said the Mexican company’s chief executive said. “We are starting an analysis of this opportunity, and if we find that a possible transaction adds value to shareholders, we would submit it for their consideration,” Banorte…
Netflix Inc shattered hopes for a speedy recovery on Thursday by expecting dismal first-quarter subscriber growth, sending shares down nearly 20 per cent and wiping out most of the company’s remaining gains made during the pandemic in 2020. According to Refinitiv IBES statistics, the world’s largest streaming service expected to attract 2.5 million members from January to…
Higher energy costs, rising demand, and supply chain concerns drove up consumer prices in December, pushing the UK inflation rate to a 30-year high. Inflation rose to 5.4 per cent on an annual basis, the highest level since March 1992, and up from 5.1 per cent in November, which was also a decade high. Reuters…
Sony’s stock has plummeted in Tokyo trading after Microsoft announced its intention to buy Activision Blizzard, a major video game publisher. The $68.7 billion transaction would be Microsoft’s largest ever buyout and the largest gaming agreement ever. The deal would give the US company control of popular gaming properties such as Call of Duty, Warcraft,…
Amazon has suspended its plans for blocking UK Visa credit card payments this week even as the two parties work out a payment fee issue. “The expected change regarding the use of Visa credit cards on Amazon.co.uk will no longer take place on January 19,” Amazon said. It was “working closely to reach an agreement”,…
Antonio Horta-Osorio, the chairman of global banking behemoth Credit Suisse, has resigned with immediate effect after violating Covid-19 quarantine restrictions. Horta-Osorio had only been with the bank for nine months and he quit her job after an internal probe. After a series of crises at Credit Suisse, the former CEO of Lloyds Banking Group had…
While it waits for the construction of its long-delayed U.K. headquarters to be completed, Google has purchased a bright office space in London for $1 billion. The internet behemoth revealed on Friday that it has purchased the entire Central St. Giles building in London’s West End, where it already has a number of floors. Google…
According to British Petroleum, its quick electric vehicle charges are about to become more profitable compared to filling up a gasoline automobile. The achievement will be significant for BP, which is looking to diversify its business away from oil and towards power markets and electric vehicles (EV). EV charging has been a loss-making business for BP…
