We’d love to chronicle the epic adventure of a heroic Dutchman and his Audi A6 Allroad here, but the truth is, we don’t know what this diesel on yellow plates is doing in America. We also don’t know why you would take the A6 TDI to the US. This Audi A6 in Los Angeles is […]
Phillips sees an increase in injury claims around ventilators in the US
Phillips sees a rebound in the number of personal injury cases in the United States. Hundreds of individual claims have now been filed by Americans due to health complaints related to the recalled Philips inhalers and breathing devices. The number of personal injury claims in the US has increased by 150 since April of this […]
US chipmakers are making a last-ditch effort to ease trade restrictions
International•15 Jul ’23 at 13:26Author of the book: Remy Cock The biggest chip companies in the US will make a final push this week to ease trade restrictions against China. Bloomberg writes. The delegation will travel to Washington next week to speak with politicians and policy makers. The biggest chip companies in the US will […]
Dutch ‘tax expert to the stars’ indicted in US | economy
15 jul 2023 om 07:22Update: 2 uur geleden Dutch tax consultant Frank B. He is accused of conspiring to hide more than 89 million euros from US tax authorities in New York. “B. thought he was living above the law,” says Thomas Fattorosso, who is working on the case as a special agent for the […]
More children are getting cancer in the United States: half a percent more diagnoses each year
Childhood cancer is becoming more common in the United States. Between 2003 and 2019, this incidence increased by half a percent each year, according to a recently published study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC, our RIVM equivalent). Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The researchers collected data from the USCS database, which covers […]
JPMorgan Chase: US economy strong, but risks
Photo: ANP The US economy is in good shape, but there are risks. Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, a major US bank, said in a presentation of second-quarter figures. Among other things, he pointed to persistently high core inflation and geopolitical uncertainties caused by the war in Ukraine. According to Dimon, consumers are […]
‘US May Be Happy With Inflation Rate’
economy•13 Jul ’23 at 13:04Author of the book: Aaron Lupatti US inflation was 4 percent a month ago and is now 3 percent. “For the first time in a very long time, it’s time to celebrate in America,” says economist Edin Mujakic. Podcast | ‘US May Be Happy With Inflation Rate’ Core inflation, excluding fuel […]
Will the Fed raise rates in July despite a sharp slowdown in US inflation?
Financial market participants await the release of the June inflation report in the US to position themselves for the Federal Reserve’s next decision. They were not disappointed as the CPI report showed that inflation in the US was lower than expected. Inflation in the US has recorded twelve consecutive declines. While it was 9.1% from […]
Small business lending in the U.S. continues despite high borrowing costs
U.S. small businesses are paying more for loans than they have in 16 years, as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes have pushed up borrowing costs. Average interest rates on short-term loans to small businesses rose to 9.2% in June, up 1.4 percentage points from May — the largest increase in short-term borrowing costs since […]
Stock markets in Asia rose sharply after US inflation cooled sharply
Photo: ANP Asian stocks posted solid gains on Thursday. A stronger-than-expected cooling in U.S. inflation fueled hopes that the U.S. central bank will soon stop raising interest rates. Inflation in the world’s largest economy eased to 3 percent in June. This is the lowest level in more than two years. Technology companies, particularly sensitive to […]