Business

Jun202020 by Ralf JenningsNo Comments

What is industry and how to define your company

When someone decides to start a business, the first choice you need to take is as to its field of activity. Sometimes this definition happens even before the idea of undertaking. You like a movement, have some technical knowledge about it, and, from that, see the excellent market potential, motivating the opening of the business. Choosing the industry Any for-profit business is created to serve a consumer market, performing a specific task, and charging for it. A company's business is specifying what it does to generate value for its customers. Within the industry, commerce, and services, there are several areas of activity. In industry, for example, your business may be a printing shop, a furniture factory, or a clothing factory. Industries are the companies that transform raw mate

Mar282020 by Dona FuscaldoNo Comments

IMF Chief Quotes that The World is Heading Towards Severe Recession – Strict Lockdowns Will Indicate Recovery

Business

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva quoted on Friday during a press conference that the world might be heading towards a recession that will be surpassing the likes of the 2009 recession thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “We have stated that the world is now in recession and that the length and depth of this recession depend on two things: Containing the virus and having an effective, coordinated response to the crisis,” she quotes. “We should not go with small measures now when we know that it is a gigantic crisis,” she further quotes. “We’ve never seen the world economy standing still. Now we do. How we go about revitalizing it is another important topic.” However, she also feels with a certain ambiguity that the world coordinated efforts by the world leaders will push the virus out

Mar222020 by Vallari GupteNo Comments

Amazon Earns Brownie Points as Jeff Bezos Raises Overtime Pay for Warehouse Workers

Business

Amazon, the tech firm has been often criticized for mistreating their employees, especially their warehouse staff. Often protests are displayed from the staff against conditions such as unfair pay and difficult work conditions. However, at a time of severe global crisis, Amazon has put itself into the most modest of workplaces by increasing overtime pay for their workforce. CEO Jeff Bezos, also said on Saturday, “My own time and thinking is now wholly focused on COVID-19 and on how Amazon can best play its role,” as posted on the message board on the company’s website. Amazon took the drastic and noble deed of paying overtime for their workforce to meet the growing demand for online shopping for consumers who are stuck at home during the outbreak of the pandemic. Hourly workers at Am

Mar142020 by Dona FuscaldoNo Comments

China Suffers from Stiff FDI in Jan-Feb 20 at a Lowered Rate of 8.6%

Business

While the ongoing novel strain of COVID-19 has seen pick apart the economy of China at an alarming rate. The latest sector to take a hit was the Federal Domestic Investment. On a daily basis, China experiences a healthy dose of investments owing to their superior production techniques and their overall GDP share on the international stage. The FDI totaled 134.4 billion yuan (USD 19.2 billion) for the period of January-February 2020 as quoted by Zong Changqing, director of foreign investment department, which functions under the Ministry of Commerce. An initial breakdown of the total FDI reveals an increase of 4% for investments in January, however, the rate pummeled 25.6% throughout February owing to the outbreak. Zong further warns of a complex and grim FDI situation for the follow

Mar72020 by Dona FuscaldoNo Comments

President of Lebanese Opposes Paying Sovereign Debts Further Pummeling Themselves into a Heavily-Debt State

Business

According to reports, Lebanon’s top leadership has raised issues about repaying the country’s sovereign debt. The following rumors come from the President’s office, on Saturday. The following remarks indicate that Lebanese looks to drive itself into the grounds further as it looks to head towards a major financial crisis in the future. Lebanon’s economy took a turn for the worse starting from October as its local currency was slashed in value by 40% as leading banks in the country denied complete access to their accounts further tightening the situation. Lebanon has garnered a $1.2 billion Eurobond in debt which is due on 9th March which is just a subset of the entire $31 billion in dollar bonds in its entirety. Prime Minister Hassan Diab is expected to address the Eurobond issue as well

Mar12020 by Ralf JenningsNo Comments

After China’s Economy, Italy Takes a Blow as the Epidemic Starts to Make Quick Work of the Economy

Business

While China’s economy has already taken a hit due to closed manufacturing sectors, Italy seems to be second in line to follow suit. Italy was the first European country besides South Korea that has reported a major surge in cases surrounding coronavirus, with numbers quickly climbing from the tens to the hundreds. At the time of writing, the towns in Lombardy in Northern Italy face the same lockdown measures as Wuhan, with a very a smaller number of people allowed to roam the streets. Lombardy alone accounts for 40% of Italy’s industrial output. A lockdown of the town has put Italy in a financial headlock with the economy leading to millions of currency being bled from the economic total. Milan serves as the country’s key center for finance and other valuable range of services. While at

Feb232020 by Vallari GupteNo Comments

The U.K. makes its First Major Move Post Brexit as they Unveil their “Iconic Blue” Passports Signaling a Successful Withdrawal

Business

The British government under the reign of Boris Johnson has now unveiled the country’s new, blue post-Brexit passports that bring back an “iconic” document that was considered to be the only thorn during Brexit’s negotiations amid deportation. The “iconic” passports which were taken away from Britain since 1988. Boris Johnson further praised the color change as a "wonderful thing" and even echoed his displeasure when they were being taken away citing “A sense of personal loss and outrage.” "I think it's a wonderful thing if people want to have a blue passport again," Johnson told ITV News in 2017. While the UK had no obligation to change the color of its passports in 1988, they, however, decided to do so cementing “Political closeness” with its fellow EU members. Sources dictate that th

Feb222020 by Ralf JenningsNo Comments

Wall Street Drags down as Coronavirus Continues to Run Rampant

Business

U.S. stocks usually remain unaffected to an extent in times of crisis. However, due to the rise of the novel virus strain, U.S. stocks have sold off and the Nasdaq had their worst daily percent growth in three weeks on Friday as growing fears overturned economic growth. The biggest drags on the S&P index were caught by the technology sector affecting big-boys such as Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Apple Inc (APPL.O). The S&P technology index (.SPLRCT) dropped 2.3% which shows an indirect response from China’s economic slowdown. China recently reported new increases in cases with South Korea becoming the latest hotspot with 100 new cases and a further 80 people being infected in Japan. “It’s creating a wild card” for companies and investors, said Peter Tuz, p

Feb82020 by Vallari GupteNo Comments

The Rise and Fall of Tesla Stock During the Week – The Reasons Behind Tesla’s Wild Rollercoaster Ride

Business

Tesla began its rollercoaster ride at the beginning of February surpassing their share price by almost $1,000 with the highest intra-day stock price recorded at $968.99. Elon Musk was mentioned in the halls of Wall Street during last week as Tesla’s stocks swung hundreds of dollars in both directions. To begin the story, the stock begun with a record high price of $670 a share. This did not however, come as a surprise after Tesla’s better-than-expected quarterly earnings. However, that was nothing compared to what was to come for Tesla. Share prices continued to climb up after two consecutive days of trading and climbed almost 20% on Monday and 14% on Tuesday rising to the highest share price during the intra-day trading. However, the rocketed rise for Tesla’s stock came due to a phenome

Feb12020 by Vallari GupteNo Comments

Coronavirus Affects European Stock Market as UK Sets to Exit their Eternal Marriage with the EU

Business, Health

Ever thought that a novel epidemic can affect the stock market? Well, think again. The coronavirus has now affected 213 poor souls with the official cases rising to 10,000 as the World Health Organization declaring it a national emergency on Thursday. While it has an indirect effect due to lower trading with China, European stocks closed lower on Friday after the first two cases surfaced in the U.K. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended 1% lower with the basic resources falling 1.7% across all the lead losses as all major sectors in trading were balancing in the red. Losses for European markets were deepened as initial GDP losses were estimated lower than usual during the fourth quarter of 2019. Core inflation slowed further growth of the economy as indicated by the European Central Bank. A q...