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Alibaba Helps Suppliers Financially Due to Coronavirus
13Feb By Alan LorenzNo Comments
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Alibaba Helps Suppliers Financially Due to Coronavirus

The Chinese web store giant Alibaba has introduced mitigating measures to help its mainly Chinese suppliers. Among other things, the group suspends the commissions that suppliers have to pay to sell through the Chinese-language platform Tmall until 1 July.   "Regardless of the situation, we will assist our suppliers in getting through these difficult times," the listed company promised. Most of the stuff on the platforms of Alibaba is of Chinese origin. Many Chinese producers are struggling with supply problems due to the outbreak of the Wuhan virus, which has already infected more than 60,000 people. For example, numerous container ships are stuck in the ports, and many cargo aircraft remain on the ground. Alibaba warned that the coronavirus is putting a brake on growth in the c...
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Coronavirus Also Affects Burberry Fashion House
7Feb By Alan LorenzNo Comments
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Coronavirus Also Affects Burberry Fashion House

The outbreak of the new coronavirus is evident in the world of luxury clothing and accessories. The British fashion house Burberry notices that the demand of the usually so eager to buy Chinese has dropped considerably.   That is why the concern, known for its clothing and bags in an iconic checkered pattern, has thrown its financial forecasts overboard. In January Burberry presented optimistic sales expectations for the current financial year ending in March, partly due to strong demand for the new collection by designer Riccardo Tisci. But in the meantime, it has become clear that a few percent cannot meet the expected growth in turnover. Burberry has temporarily shut down 24 of its 64 sites in China due to the coronavirus. The stores that are open work with shorter opening hou...
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The Stock Market in Japan is Closed Somewhat Lower on Wednesday
25Dec By Alan LorenzNo Comments
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The Stock Market in Japan is Closed Somewhat Lower on Wednesday

The stock market in Japan is closed somewhat lower on Wednesday. The trading session was tranquil due to the holidays. Many international financial markets are closed for Christmas.   The Nikkei index finished 0.2 percent in the minus at 23,782.87 points. The stock market in Shanghai also saw a small minus. Nissan was a striking fall. The car manufacturer sees one of his top drivers leave. Jun Seki, who is in charge of the significant reorganisation at Nissan, is going to work as chief executive of maker of electrical power sources Nidec.   On a macroeconomic level, it was announced that Chinese imports of American soybeans in November reached the highest level in twenty months. The doors remained closed in Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney, among others.
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The Stock Markets in New York are Slightly Lower on Monday
9Dec By Alan LorenzNo Comments
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The Stock Markets in New York are Slightly Lower on Monday

The stock markets in New York are slightly lower on Monday. Investors on Wall Street processed disappointing figures about Chinese exports.   The focus continues to be on further developments on the Sino-US trade front, while also looking forward to the interest rate decision of the Federal Reserve and the UK elections later this week. The Dow-Jones index was set 0.2 percent lower in the opening minutes to 27,965 points. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 0.1 percent at 3141 points, and the Nasdaq tech fair lost a fraction of up to 8655 points. The companies pay attention to the American biotechnology company Synthorx (plus 169 percent). The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi is taking over the company for around 2.5 billion dollars. Synthorx is involved in the development of medi...
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Rollback of China Tariffs Faces Fierce Opposition in White House
8Nov By Carol WilliamsNo Comments
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Rollback of China Tariffs Faces Fierce Opposition in White House

The USA has not yet made arrangements with The far east in the reduction of taxation eventually. That is what American President Donald Trump advised reporters inside the White Home. Based on Trump, Beijing desires to opposite imposed tariffs in part.   The Chinese Ministry of Commerce declared yesterday that import tasks will be phased out. How many and which income taxes will initially vanish will still have to be decided, it sounded. January last year Trump provided the starting transmission with the import income tax on Chinese washing machines and solar power panels. Not a whole lot later on, import duties on steel and aluminium adopted from a huge number of countries, including Europe. Trump guaranteed the Americans a quick and total triumph inside the warfare. "Business war...
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China is Reportedly Considering A $10 Billion Investment in Saudi Aramco
6Nov By Carol WilliamsNo Comments
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China is Reportedly Considering A $10 Billion Investment in Saudi Aramco

Chinese state-owned or operated companies are considering jointly shelling out 5 billion to 10 billion dollars in the IPO of the Saudi condition oil business Saudi Aramco.   Insiders noted this towards the Bloomberg information organization. According to the options, the concept will be discussed with all the companies. The celebrations which could invest money in Saudi Aramco would include the Chinese status investment fund Silk Street Fund, although condition-owned oils company Sinopec would also love to sign up in the expense round. The Chinese participation in the Saudi Aramco IPO would reinforce ties between The far east and Saudi Arabia. Allegedly Russia is also thinking about engaging. Sunday was officially because of the eco-friendly lighting for the Saudi Aramco IPO. In ...
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How Would We Ever Exist Without Neon?
25Jul By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Business

How Would We Ever Exist Without Neon?

We all have seen how neon tubes use neon gas for illuminating signs and boards that make a store or an office visible. But have you ever wondered what neon gas is? What are its characteristics, and how can we get it into a usable form? Well, we are sure that you’ve been thinking about all these things and that’s the reason why you are here today — trying to figure out what neon is and how we would never exist without it. For those who don’t know, neon is in a gaseous state, it’s rare on the planet Earth, but when it comes to the universe, well, it’s abundant. It’s known as the fifth element that is available in an ample amount in the world. Neon possesses an inherent chemical nature, and its light in weight too, which is why finding it on the Earth is a little complicated. The most exciti...
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Make Most of the Rental Property Listings with These Tips
22Jul By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Business

Make Most of the Rental Property Listings with These Tips

Uploading a rental property listing on a website or, any other outlet requires you to make sure that everything is perfect. Few property owners make the mistake of putting too less information or too much information that could cloud the judgment of anyone looking at your listings. If you are putting up a rental property listing online or, elsewhere then, you can make the most of your listings by implementing the following tips to your plan: 1- Make sure that everything is in place For starters, create a checklist that allows you to make sure that property or rental house is right for you. Shortlist your options from the extract and add new options to make sure that everything is in place. If you are a tenant looking for a new place then, you should negotiate the terms and conditions of...
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“Ryanair Must Give Travellers Compensation”
3Jun By Eunice MontjoyNo Comments
Europe, Business, News

“Ryanair Must Give Travellers Compensation”

"Ryanair Must give Travellers Compensation for a pilot Strike." Ryanair has been sentenced to a claim for damages for 1,250 victims who could not fly due to the airline strike.   For that reason, the company is also hanging over the claims of 110,000 other travellers, claims organisation Aviclaim said Monday. In total, the latter would amount to 35 million euros, says Aviclaim. The decision of the court in Eindhoven concerns the passengers of 203 cancelled flights. The 1,250 travellers who went to court receive an average of 318 euros per person, the claim organisation says. It comes to a total amount of almost 400,000 euros. Ryanair defended itself in the court case by stating that there was force majeure so that compensation would not be needed. According to the judge, howev...
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“Tesla sells more Individual Solar Cells”
16May By Eunice MontjoyNo Comments
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“Tesla sells more Individual Solar Cells”

"Tesla Sells more individual solar Cells than the company mounts on Roofs." Most of the solar cells that Tesla makes and purchases are sold abroad and are therefore not used for unique solar roofs as initially intended,    according to reports on Wednesday based on internal documents from Elon Musk's company. It would indicate Tesla's problems on the solar panel market. According to an unknown initiator, Tesla only buys sporadic solar cells for placement on roofs. Since the end of February, only slightly more than 21 so-called Solar Roof systems are connected. In 2016, the company bought the solar panel manufacturer SolarCity for 2.6 billion dollars. Tesla did that together with Panasonic. Both companies would produce cells and modules. As a result of this, Musk's company ent...
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