A significant rise in expenditures as the company adjusted to growth in demand for its purchase now, pay later services saw the losses at Klarna, the fintech start-up from Sweden, increase3d dramatically in the first nine months of 2021. From January to September, the Stockholm-based company lost 3.1 billion Swedish krona ($344 million), a fourfold…
Ikea, the Swedish company, is taking on the role of landlord in Japan by renting out a small flat in Tokyo. According to specifications revealed by Ikea this week, the 10-square-meter (107-square-foot) apartment is located in Shinjuku and will cost just 99 yen ($0.86) per month to rent. There is just one available flat, which…
Reliance Industries and Saudi Aramco have canceled an agreement for the state-owned oil giant to acquire an interest in the oil-to-chemicals segment belonging to the Indian conglomerate due to value issues, sources who are aware of the issue told. Discussions broke out over the extent to which Reliance’s Oil-to-Chemicals (O2C) business is worth as the…
Britain announced on Friday that the coronavirus variant that was recently identified which was spreading across South Africa was of huge alarm and was believed by researchers as the most important one that has been discovered, because it may make vaccines less efficient. It was reported that the UK Health Security Agency said that the…
Protests are being organized against green energy retailer Powershop Australia by its customers since it was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell as the customers of the Australian company threatening to stop using the renewable energy of the company and shift allegiance to other renewable energy providers so that they are not viewed to be customers…
A lawsuit against a soon-to-be former veteran employee has been filed by Pfizer Inc over allegations that the employee had decamped with “scores” of proprietary information, including those that are linked to the Covid-19 vaccines of the company. The employee is said to be preparing to join one of the rival companies of Pfizer. The…
Baidu said this week that it would begin collecting robotaxi fees in a portion of Beijing on Thursday, marking a significant step toward expanding its autonomous taxi company. The regulatory clearance to encourage robotaxis in China comes at a time when municipal governments in the United States are moving in the same way. The city…
The World Health Organization is recommending the public to use Covid-19 mitigation methods, including masking and social distancing, regardless of vaccination status, as cases increase throughout Europe as the Christmas season approaches. Some nations and communities have been lulled into a “false feeling of security” that the epidemic is gone and that those who have…
Xiaomi Corp of China reported a lower-than-expected 8.2 per cent increase in its third-quarter revenue, citing stagnation in smartphone sales in the face of increased competition from rivals. The weak quarterly results of the company dropped by 7 per cent. The company reported that there was a 0.4 per cent growth in its revenues from…
Delivery of the electric version of its GMC Hummer pick up trucks will be started by General Motors Co in December, according to the head of the brand Duncan Aldred. Aldred said in a conference call that an electric driving range of 329 miles will be offered by the “Edition 1” of the Hummer which…
