Europe’s benchmark equity index hit a record high on Tuesday, recovering all of its pandemic-driven losses as investors bet on a speedy global economic recovery, spurred by bumper stimulus spending and COVID-19 vaccination programmes. European traders returned from a long weekend to push the up 0.8% to 435.7 points....
1.GOOGLE -Google’s Maps app will start directing drivers along routes estimated to generate the lowest carbon emissions based on traffic, slopes and other factors, the company announced on Tuesday. Google, an Alphabet Inc unit, said the feature would launch later this year in the U.S. and eventually reach other...
Brent Crude was trading 0.07% up at $64.43. The Dutch emergency response team hired to free the vast ship blocking the Suez canal has pulled off some dramatic recoveries, including lifting Russia’s Kursk nuclear submarine from the Barents Sea floor, but says this is one of the trickiest. Weighing...
1.TESLA -The U.S. auto safety agency said on Monday it is investigating a crash in Detroit on Thursday involving a Tesla that became wedged underneath a tractor-trailer and left a passenger in critical condition. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it is “aware of the...
1.AMAZON – Amazon.com Inc‘s Canada division has been ordered to close its Brampton facility in southern Ontario, with workers being asked to self-isolate for 14 days, according to a statement from Peel Public Health on Friday. Over the past few weeks, the rate of COVID-19 infection across Peel has...
APPLE was trading 2.92 down at $117.89. Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is expanding her partnership with Apple Inc to produce dramas, children’s series, animation and documentaries that will air on the tech giant’s streaming service, the two said on Monday. Malala, 23, and her new production company...
France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs,Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower. At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.82%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.85%. The best performers of the session on...
France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs,Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower. At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.39% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index fell 1.29%. The best performers...