International•Jun 17 ’23 at 5:13 PMAuthor of the book: Remy Cook Auto conglomerate Stellandis, which owns Jeep and Ram, will control sales of combustion engine cars in no fewer than fourteen states in the US where emissions regulations have been tightened. Bloomberg reports. Auto conglomerate Stellandis, which owns Jeep and Ram, will control sales of […]
America and China will talk, but nothing more
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is visiting Beijing this weekend for talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang. This is the first time the two have spoken to each other since a heated argument over a Chinese ‘balloon’ in February. Blinken later postponed his trip to China. Not much was expected in the crowd. […]
Putin: Zelensky a disgrace to the Jewish people
There appears to be movement on a plan to quickly integrate Ukraine into NATO. An important obstacle has been lifted since the US, the most important NATO member, supports it. If Washington is up to it, Ukraine could get the perspective of an urgent procedure to become a NATO member at the NATO summit in […]
Austria can still look forward to the knockout stage of the World Cup of Darts after a big win against the USA
Mensur Suljovic and Raubi-Jan Rodriguez grabbed the last straw with Austria to qualify for the last sixteen at the World Cup of Darts. After a surprising 2-4 loss against Denmark, the Austrians needed to win their second game against American duo Jules van Dongen and Leonard Gates. The mission was a success; ‘The Gentle’ and […]
Why British? Shell is slowly becoming more American
This, says Prime Minister Rutte, is one of the biggest mistakes of his career: in 2018 he failed to repeal the dividend tax. In his words, Shell and Unilever led the way for two traditionally British-Dutch companies to finally adopt British nationality and move to the United Kingdom. Rutte made his statement during a parliamentary […]
Stock markets in Asia rise after interest rate cut in China and pause in US – Wel.nl
SHANGHAI (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday. Stock market trading was mainly dominated by the actions of central banks. For example, China’s central bank cut interest rates on loans to financial institutions for a year to stimulate lending and boost the ailing economy. In the US, the Federal Reserve kept key […]
Shares in Asia rose after interest rate cuts in China and a pause in the US
Photo: ANP Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday. Stock market trading was mainly dominated by the actions of central banks. For example, China’s central bank cut interest rates on loans to financial institutions for a year to stimulate lending and boost the ailing economy. In the US, the Federal Reserve kept key interest […]
Twitter sued in US for music copyright infringement
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) sued for more than $250 million in damages. NMPA is the premier advocacy group for songwriters in the United States and has several major music companies as members, including Sony Music and Universal Music Group (UMG). The union filed a complaint in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee. Music companies […]
Interest rates in the U.S. remain high for a long period of time, leaving stocks stagnant
Asian shares fell near two-month highs on Thursday as the dollar suffered modest losses after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided not to raise rates for the first time in 17 months, opening the door to higher hikes in the future. The Fed left its benchmark interest rate window at 5-5.25%, and Chairman Jerome Powell said […]
After ten interest rate hikes in the US, now is a break
AFPFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell NOS news•Today, 21:35 The US Federal Reserve (‘Fed’) did not raise interest rates for the first time in a long time. The central bank has been taking a break to reflect the impact of previous rate hikes in recent times. These have been tumultuous months in the US banking world, […]