Author: Patrick Hillary

PC Shipments Plunge 40% In Q1
10. 4. 2023 No Responses

PC Shipments Plunge 40% In Q1

New data via International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker shows first quarter shipments were around 56.9 million, or about a 29% decline compared to the same quarter in 2022. IDC blamed continued “weak demand, excess inventory, and...
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Counterproductive sanctions united world against US
27. 3. 2023 No Responses

Counterproductive sanctions united world against US

Western-imposed sanctions have proved to be self-defeating as they have forced targeted countries to join forces against the United States and promoted economic independence among them, according to a political analyst. John Bosnitch, a Belgrade-based journali...
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Commodity Traders Record $115 Billion In 2022 Profit
8. 3. 2023 No Responses

Commodity Traders Record $115 Billion In 2022 Profit

According to a new report from Oliver Wyman, commodity traders saw record gross margins of about $115 billion last year. According to the report, industry gross profit margins have roughly tripled from $36 billion in 2018, with those of independent...
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Pentagon: 77% Of Americans Aged 17-24 Aren’t Fit For Military Service
4. 3. 2023 No Responses

Pentagon: 77% Of Americans Aged 17-24 Aren’t Fit For Military Service

A new report from the Department of Defense reveals that the vast majority of Americans aged 17-24 are unfit for military service. Citing a Feb. 16 congressional hearing, a DoD report reveals that 77% of Americans in the above age group could not physicall...
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88% Of New Cars Sold In Norway Are EVs And PHEV
4. 1. 2023 No Responses

88% Of New Cars Sold In Norway Are EVs And PHEV

According to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), electric cars accounted for 79 percent of new passenger car registrations in 2022, and 87 percent when including plug-in hybrids. For some contrast in the United States, electric vehicles excluding hybrids ac...
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JUUL Settles More Than 10,000 Lawsuits For $1.2 Billion
9. 12. 2022 No Responses

JUUL Settles More Than 10,000 Lawsuits For $1.2 Billion

Bloomberg just reported that e-cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic, according to people familiar with the matter. In...
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Removing defunct oil and gas rigs in the North Sea could cost UK taxpayers £24 Billion
25. 1. 2019 No Responses

Removing defunct oil and gas rigs in the North Sea could cost UK taxpayers £24 Billion

NAO report reveals cost of removing hundreds of North Sea wells, rigs and pipelines British taxpayers face a £24 Billion bill for tax relief awarded to oil and gas companies removing hundreds of North Sea wells, rigs and pipelines, the...
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