Unilever Warns Of Start Of Global Recession, Resulting In Shift In Spending Patterns

The global economy has already slipped into a deep recession which has also brought about dramatic shifts in consumer behavior, said Unilever, one of the biggest manufacturers of grocery brands in the world. “We believe that talk about a quick recovery is too optimistic. A deep global recession has already started and we are seeing…

BNP Paribas Lends Out The Most To European Firms During Covid—19 Crisis

BNP Paribas is the bank that companies turned to get emergency loans more than any other in Europe whet he novel coronavirus pandemic struck the continent. Compared to BNP, its closest rivals including Santander, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse had managed to expand their balance sheet and credit payout by only about 5 per cent.…

British Airways To Retire All Boeing 747 Jets From Its Fleet

Its entire fleet of the iconic Boeing 747 airplanes is being retired earlier than expected by British Airways primarily because of the novel coronavirus pandemic induced slump in the global airline industry. British Airways is the largest operator of Boeing 747 in the world currently. The original plan of the British Airways, owned by International…

Britain Tells Huawei That 5G Ban Was Due To Trump Pressure: Reports

According to a report published by the Observer, the Chinese telecom equipment manufacturing giant Huawei has been privately told by the British government that it was being banned from 5G telecom networks in the country because of “geopolitical” reasons after being exposed to intense pressure from United States President Donald Trump. The report claimed that…

Fall Out Of New Law In Hong Kong – Some VPN Firms Disable Servers In Hong Kong

Growing concerns over the new and controversial national security law imposed on Hong Kong by China has forced a number of virtual private network (VPN) providers of the United States and Canada to shut down their servers in the city. VPNs are used by internet users to conceal and protect their privacy while avoiding any…

Latest Hacking Attack On Twitter Targeted 130 High-Profile Accounts

Social media company Twitter confirmed on Friday that the latest hacking incident of its platform had targeted 130 accounts in the unprecedented attack. The company added that “for a small subset of these accounts, the attackers were able to gain control of the accounts and then send Tweets from those accounts”. Passwords of the accounts…