Changed Consumer Behavior Due To Pandemic Likely Permanent, Warns Brazil’s Petrobras

Brazil’s oil producing giant Petrobras has warned of the likelihood of the changes in consumer demand and behavior because of the novel coronavirus pandemic to be permanent, even as the company took a 65.3 billion real ($11.2 billion) impairment on its exploration and production assets on Thursday. The company, which is formally known as Petroleo…

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…