JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, posted more profit in the past quarter. The bank benefited, among other things, from the higher interest rates, which resulted in a substantial increase in interest income. However, the financial group had to save more money for bad loans. These loans […]
The German concern Volkswagen (VW) sold fewer vehicles in 2022 for the third year in a row. Group sales totalled 8.26 million vehicles, the lowest level in eleven years, VW announced on Thursday. Sales of cars (with brands such as Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat and Porsche), buses and trucks (MAN, […]
Advertisers on Instagram and Facebook will soon no longer be able to target young people based on gender. Meta, the parent company of the platforms, has announced this. From February, companies that want to advertise specifically to young people will only be able to do so based on their age […]
The top man of the popular Chinese app TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, will meet several European Commissioners in Brussels on Tuesday at his own request. The company must prepare for the new European regulations on disinformation. Among others, Chew will see Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, and also her colleagues Vera […]
The supply of Western armoured vehicles and other weapons will only prolong the suffering of the Ukrainians and change nothing. This is how the Kremlin reacts to the announced deliveries. “Europe, NATO, and the United States have already injected tens of billions of dollars into Ukraine and arms supplies,” said […]
The American technology group Apple has hired staff for its first stores in India. This was informed by the British business newspaper Financial Times. Apple wants to open so-called Flagship stores in major Indian cities such as Mumbai and New Delhi. In addition to store staff, Apple is also looking […]
The CEO of Stellantis, the car group behind Opel, Peugeot and Fiat, is afraid that Europeans will buy Chinese cars en masse in the future. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, he called on the European Union to better protect the European car industry against emerging competition […]
Global food prices fell for a ninth consecutive month in December, the United Nations Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported. The FAO’s food price index, which tracks five major commodities, fell 1.9 percent in December from a month earlier. Due to the decline, global food prices are 1 percent below the level […]
Germany is also introducing a mandatory corona test for travellers from China. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced this on Thursday. Travellers from China will at least have to have a rapid antigen test before leaving for Germany, the SPD politician said. Germany, like Belgium, therefore follows the recommendation of the […]
The American technology group Microsoft allows a union delegation for the first time in its 47-year history. This is done at the request of the employees in the video game branch ZeniMax Studios. That company developed, among other things, the popular game ‘Doom’. Microsoft is thus following a trend because […]
