Editors’ Picks – Page 71

17. 4. 2019 No Responses

Nissan, Ford and Daimler Led March European Car Sales Decline

European car registrations fell 3.6% in March, the Automobile Manufacturers Association, known by its acronym in French, ACEA said today, with Nissan, Ford, Daimler and Alfa Romeo showing some of the biggest sales declines. Registrations in the EU and European...

16. 4. 2019 No Responses

Markets Have Deteriorated Rapidly as Box Demand Tumbled 3%

For high-end analysts, cardboard demand is one of secret indicator. The cardboard industry is an oligopoly, with a few producers making most of the boxes and International Paper is the leading producer of containerboard globally. A limited number of competito...

16. 4. 2019 No Responses

Acceleration of charged particles to extremely large energies by a sub-Dreicer electric field

Scientists R.S. Marshall and P.M. Bellan published their latest scientific findings about: Acceleration of charged particles to extremely large energies by a sub-Dreicer electric field. Acceleration of a fraction of initially low-energy electrons in a cold, c...

15. 4. 2019 No Responses

EU Refiners Turn to Ural Crude as US Unleashed More Sanctions on Venezuela

European refiners switched to expensive Russian sour Urals crude after US sanctions hit Venezuela’s similar-grade exports. Experts said that even though US crude output is increasing and exports are due to soar later this year, it is not an alternative bec...

15. 4. 2019 No Responses

The 30 Billion Supplements Sector Has a Problem: Food Supplements Don’t Work

A 10-year observation study of over 30,000 people has found that some vitamins and minerals can help you avoid cardiovascular disease, but only if your body gets your beneficial nutrients from food, not from food supplements. The study, published this...

13. 4. 2019 No Responses

Panasonic Suspends Investments in Both Gigafactory 1 and Shanghai EV Plant

Tesla shares fall almost 5% on the stunning news that its relationship with Panasonic could be on the rocks. Panasonic is freezing plans to expand the capacity of Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 at the very same time that demand questions are starting...

12. 4. 2019 No Responses

Chevron Buys Anadarko Petroleum for $33 Billion in Cash and Shares

Oil giant Chevron buys a major company in the oil and gas exploration and drilling sector Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion. Chevron pays a combination of cash and shares. The acquisition valued Anadarko Petroleum at $65 for one share. Chevron’s...

11. 4. 2019 No Responses

Lenin Moreno Ended Assange’s Asylum, Assange Arrested Inside the Ecuadorian Embassy

Lenin Moreno – president of Ecuador, today ended Julian Assange’s asylum on Ecuadorian Embassy in London. British police was invited inside embassy and they arrested Assange inside building of embassy. Julian Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks ...

10. 4. 2019 No Responses

U.S. Charges Indivior With Organizing Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

Indivior PLC shares are down 77% to a new record low after US investigators have accused the company of fraud against the opioid drug addicts with their own drug Suboxone Film. The total amount of all fraud is estimated at...

9. 4. 2019 No Responses

Rumor: Facebook Is Looking for VC to Launch Its Own Stablecoin

According to Nathaniel Popper, editor of the New York Times, Facebook addresses VC (venture capital) investors as it seeks $1 billion as underlying collateral for its own stablecoin. Popper has posted this rumor on his Twitter account yesterday. News on...

8. 4. 2019 No Responses

The Brazilian oil company Petrobras sold assets worth $8.6 billion

The Brazilian oil company Petróleo Brasileiro, better known as Petrobras, has made a fantastic move. Just before the whole world learns that about 85% of natural gas production will no longer be necessary or economical to burn in boilers, Petrobras...

7. 4. 2019 No Responses

Virgin Atlantic introduces gender-diverse emblems

Virgin Atlantic, owned by billionaire Richard Branson, airline’s 35-year-old icon, which is the red-haired flying lady emblem with the British flag, is too stereotypical and does not reflect the latest scientific knowledge. The existing emblem of a flyin...

6. 4. 2019 No Responses

The BIS Tests the Ground for Gradual Abolition of Cash

BIS – Bank for International Settlements, also known as Central Bank Central Bank, General Manager Agustín Carstens spoke at the Central Bank of Ireland 2019 Whitaker Lecture. Under the title “The Future of Money and Payments”, Carstens mapp...

5. 4. 2019 No Responses

The Mayor of Helsinki Will Give 1 Million EUR to The One Who Brings Some Idea

Helsinki Mayor Jan Vapaavuori announced an international competition at a conference organized by city of Helsinki. EUR 1 million will be given to the one who brings the idea of replacing the coal in the centralized heating system operated by...

4. 4. 2019 No Responses

Maersk Drilling Was Priced at $3.6 Billion in the Stock Debut

Maersk Drilling was priced at $3.6 billion in the Copenhagen Exchange stock debut. An hour after the opening of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, the shares were traded at about DKK 570, i.e. company’s market capitalization is now DKK 23.7 billion. Managem...

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