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Etihad loses $520M in Q2 2020 due to pandemic

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The UAE's national carrier, Etihad Airways, which flies from the capital emirate of Abu Dhabi, lost more than half a billion dollars in the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the company's financial report for the...

Online healthcare firms Teladoc and Livongo sign $18.5B merger

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The American company Teladoc Health, which specializes in telemedicine and online medical services, bought its competitor Livongo Health. The deal amounted to $ 18.5 billion. The merger reflects the rise in popularity of online healthcare-related...

US authorities will check Kodak after $ 765 loan is approved

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into the situation of Eastman Kodak Co. and its loan worth $ 765 million, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. According to the publication’s interlocutors,...

Apple asks UK retail landlords to cut rent in half

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Apple has asked property owners renting out space for stores in the UK to cut their rent by 50%, The Sunday Times reported. Profitability of the company's stores makes landlords “desperate” to continue cooperation. Apple has told some landlords in...
Markets & Industries

Goldman Sachs assesses market risks after COVID-19 vaccine is released

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The emergence of an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus could change the situation in the stock markets, analysts at Goldman Sachs warn. In their opinion, investors need to prepare for the sale of bonds and the flow of capital from the...

World's largest companies are restoring market capitalization: PWC

World's largest companies are restoring market capitalization: PWC
PwC, an audit and consulting firm, has estimated that 87 out of the top 100 companies in the world have seen an increase in market capitalization from March to June 2020. As a result, the combined market capitalization of the world's top 100...

Tourist flow to Spain falls by over 70% in six months

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Foreign tourist flow to Spain for six months decreased by 71.7%, to 10.8 million people, follows from the data of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) of the country. From January to June, 10.8 million foreign travelers visited Spain; the...

Financial investors are ramping up gold purchases

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In the second quarter, global demand for gold fell by 11% to 1,016 tons. The consumption of metal in the jewelry and electronics industries dropped sharply. At the same time, professional investors are increasing their purchases, while private...
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DI, French leader of asbestos removal and decontamination

As environmental and anti-pollution standards tightened, in all countries across Europe and America, finding specialists who are able to address all projects has become more important than ever. If industrial and sanitary norms are not met, projects can come to a standstill or even require catastrophic deconstruction. In order to address this rising complexity, French leader DI has focused on al...
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“Wherever we go, we are above all at the service of the local authorities' urban project” an interview with Carmen Munoz, CEO of the French Company Citelum

Citelum, a subsidiary of the French energy group EDF, is a company specializing in urban lighting, which currently generates more than 75% of its revenue from international operations. Its general manager, Carmen Munoz-Dormoy, explains how the company has established itself abroad and how it is involved in local urban development.1. In your last activity report, you stated that you ar...
World & Politics

Trump allows that Beirut explosion resulted from attack

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US President Donald Trump said that it is not yet known exactly what happened on August 4 in Beirut. Earlier, Head of the White House said that "some kind of bomb" had exploded in the Lebanese capital. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the...

Deutsche Bank initiates investigation into deals of Trump's private banker

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A private banker of the German bank Deutsche Bank, Rosemary Vrablic, whose clientelle, among others, includes US President Donald Trump, has become the subject of an internal investigation. The bank is verifying a previously unknown real estate deal...

India introduces strict quarantine rules for all foreigners arriving to country

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of India, in connection with the continuation of the novel coronavirus pandemic, has updated the rules for foreign travelers arriving in the country. Earlier, the Indian Civil Aviation Authority extended the ban on...

New COVID-19 mutation: Vietnam opens new front

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The Vietnamese authorities are taking urgent measures to contain a new outbreak of coronavirus, which has arisen in the popular tourist destination, the third largest seaside city of Da Nang. Considered one of the most successful countries with...
Management & Strategy

Two key elements for a breakthrough in your life

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You have already reached a certain point, but the next step is so far away that you cannot even think about how to get there on your own? A breakthrough is needed. And for such a dramatic increase in the result, it will be useful to receive help and...

Ford CEO is stepping down

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On Tuesday, August 4, American automaker Ford announced the resignation of the company’s CEO and President Jim Hackett. He will be succeeded by the current Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley, who will take over these positions on October 1. He has...

Think or run? How action bias affects our life

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The wait is always excruciating. But often it is active action that leads to consequences much more deplorable than doing nothing. Why is this happening, and how not to fall into the mental trap of "ready-to-action"? A footballer, who is supposed to...

Bloomberg: Top managers of US bankrupt companies received $131M in bonuses

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Top managers of 19 of the nearly 100 American companies that launched bankruptcy procedures this year were determined to pay bonuses totaling $ 131 million. This information is provided by Bloomberg, based on the newspaper’s own calculations. In...