Business – Page 5 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Shift to EVs could cost half a million European jobs

Posted on December 8, 2021December 8, 2021By Editor

A new study by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) has found that half a million jobs could be lost in the EU by 2040 with the ban on combustion-engine cars and transition to electric vehicles. … Read More >Shift to EVs could cost half a million European jobs

Business

UK evaluates cost of another ‘pingdemic’

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021By Editor

With lockdowns looming due to the spread of Omicron, the new mutant strain of Covid-19, another “pingdemic” could cost the UK economy £2 billion a month, the country’s industry leaders warned Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. … Read More >UK evaluates cost of another ‘pingdemic’

Business

China takes Ukraine to The Hague court

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021By Editor

Kiev faces a financial penalty of as much as $4.5 billion, after a group of Chinese investors brought legal action against the country over violating the China-Ukraine bilateral investment agreement. … Read More >China takes Ukraine to The Hague court

WATCH: Thousands of workers block key roads with burning cars

Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021By Editor

A strike of more than 20,000 metal workers in Cadiz, Spain has halted the operations of key manufacturing plants, including Airbus and Alestis, with barricades erected, roads blocked, and vehicles burned. … Read More >WATCH: Thousands of workers block key roads with burning cars

Decathlon limits selling canoes because of migrants

Posted on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021By Editor

Sports goods retailer Decathlon has said it won’t be selling canoes in its stores in northern France anymore because the light vessels are increasingly being used by migrants trying to cross into England. … Read More >Decathlon limits selling canoes because of migrants

Shows

On Contact: Struggle against industrial agriculture

Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021By Editor

On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the struggle against industrial agriculture with author Daniel J. O’Connell. The San Joaquin Valley in California is the most agriculturally productive farmland in the United States, but it is also plagued by high levels of poverty and water pollution, as well as the serious health risks that come with constant exposure to pesticides. … Read More >On Contact: Struggle against industrial agriculture

Russia

Russia in talks with NATO’s Turkey about designing fifth generation fighter jet

Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021By Editor

Moscow is ready to help NATO-member Turkey develop its newest fighter jet, a leading Russian defense official revealed, on Sunday. Ankara has previously indicated it was open to cooperating on the matter with friendly countries. … Read More >Russia in talks with NATO’s Turkey about designing fifth generation fighter jet

Business

Johnson & Johnson announces split

Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021By Editor

Johnson & Johnson has announced it will split into two companies, breaking off its troubled consumer health unit that sells band-aids, over-the-counter products and baby powder from its pharmaceuticals division. … Read More >Johnson & Johnson announces split

Business

US shouldn’t tax billionaires, finance guru tells Boom Bust

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021By Editor

Supply chains remain strained in the United States as the nation’s economy attempts to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and Federal Reserve claims that rising inflation is simply transitory. … Read More >US shouldn’t tax billionaires, finance guru tells Boom Bust

Business

UK food prices edge close to pandemic peak

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021By Editor

British food price inflation hit a 14-month high in October amid supply chain issues, the latest report from UK consulting firm Kantar shows. … Read More >UK food prices edge close to pandemic peak

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