In what looked to be a more muted Black Friday than in previous years, consumers descended upon stores worldwide in search of deals on electronics, apparel, and household products as the start of the holiday shopping season—a critical period for major retailers. Brokerage TD Cowen predicted flat Black Friday traffic, so it cut its projection…
According to government data, electronics worth a record $74 million, including solar panels and microchips primarily from Malaysia and Vietnam, were either refused entry into the United States in September or had their components inspected for evidence of forced labour in China. Tighter U.S. regulations aimed at addressing human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region—home…
In a show of support for physical businesses in an increasingly online era, British music retailer HMV will open its former flagship location on Oxford Street in London on Black Friday after a four-year hiatus. The store will sell vinyl records, apparel, and merchandise. Composer Edward Elgar opened the first HMV store at 363 Oxford…
According to a story published in the Economic Times on Friday, Tesla is prepared to invest up to $2 billion to establish a factory in India, provided that the government reduces the import duty on its vehicles to 15% for the first two years of operation. According to a report by Reuters in August, India…
The largest bank in the euro zone, BNP Paribas, announced on Thursday that it was no longer funding initiatives aimed at metallurgical coal production. “This new commitment is part of BNP Paribas’ efforts to align its credit portfolio in the steel sector with its ‘Net Zero’ commitment,” the Paris-based lender said in a statement. The…
As the firm launches technologies that might upend industries, Sam Altman’s return to the CEO position at OpenAI will likely tighten his hold on the company and reduce the number of checks on his authority, according to analysts and specialists in corporate governance. Only a few days after being fired, Altman is returning to OpenAI,…
Among the 27 businesses granted permission to produce IT gear in India under a production-linked incentive programme are global tech behemoths Dell, HP, and Lenovo from China. India wants to increase local manufacturing and draw significant investments across the value chain. The government of India authorised the PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT gear in May,…
McDonald’s announced that it has reached an agreement to increase its ownership of its business in China to just less than 50%, demonstrating its optimism in the burger chain’s future in the second-largest economy in the world. The action stands in stark contrast to the current trend of global firms pulling back their investments in…
One day after the board removed Sam Altman as CEO, investors in OpenAI are pressing for his reinstatement, according to reports quoting information from sources with knowledge of the situation. Several of OpenAI’s leading supporters, including Microsoft, Tiger Global, and venture capital company Thrive Capital, are involved in an attempt to have Altman reinstated, according to…
On Saturday, SpaceX launched its second Starship rocket flight, marking yet another significant advancement in the creation of Elon Musk’s massive spacecraft. Starship took off from the company’s Texas facility at around eight in the morning ET and flew for over seven minutes, safely separating from its booster before the rocket’s onboard technology purposefully killed…
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