Thousands of people have marched through Madrid to demand more action be taken against climate change. It comes as the COP25 climate change conference continues in the Spanish capital on Friday. Greta Thunberg also joined the protest as it got underway after she spoke on a panel earlier in the day. The Swedish teenager said […] Read more
BEIJING — China’s official spokespeople are keeping quiet on trade talks with the U.S. amid growing uncertainty on when even a phase-one agreement can be reached. “China believes if both sides reach a phase-one agreement, relevant tariffs must be lowered,” Gao Feng, Ministry of Commerce spokesman, said Thursday, according to a CNBC translation of his […] Read more
Derived from the Swedish term “flygskam” where the movement originated, “flight shame” is having a notable effect on the way people think about traveling. The concept aims to get people to stop traveling by plane in order to lower carbon emissions and has gained momentum thanks to environmental activists like Greta Thunberg, who opted to […] Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the creation of an online “Russian encyclopedia” with “reliable information” to replace Wikipedia. Putin made the comments at a meeting of the Russian Language Council held at the Kremlin on Tuesday. “It’s better to replace it with a Big Russian new encyclopedia in electronic form…here it will be in […] Read more
Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese tech giant Alibaba saw yet another stellar trading day following a blockbuster Tuesday listing in the city. Alibaba stock in Hong Kong rose 2.99% on Wednesday, adding to its first day gains of 6.6% on Tuesday. That puts the current stock price around 9.6% above the initial listing price of 176 Hong […] Read more
LONDON — Uber’s license to operate in London was ordered stripped Monday by the city’s transport regulator, which cited a “pattern of failures” that “placed passenger safety and security at risk.” San Francisco-based Uber immediately said it plans to appeal Transport for London’s decision. Uber shares were down more than 4% in premarket trading Monday on the New […] Read more
Social media influencers can help to create incredible success for a company and finding the right ones to partner with can take a lot of time and effort. The Online Publishers TOP platform knows this and they have gone about creating a platform that hosts a variety of social media influencers who are looking to […] Read more
Ryanair has been dealt its latest blow after a Spanish court ruled its controversial cabin baggage policy to be “abusive” and would no longer be valid in Spain. The court made the ruling Wednesday after hearing the case of a customer who was forced to pay €20 to take her 10kg of hand luggage onboard […] Read more
Boris Johnson’s government has pledged that its post-Brexit immigration policy will end free movement and preferential treatment for EU citizens coming to live in the UK. The Conservative Party and ministers have vowed to make entry requirements subject to skills and job offers, as well as restrict benefits and increase charges for future EU migrants. […] Read more
Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket Tuesday: Home Depot — Home Depot shares dropped more than 5% in the premarket after the home improvement retailer reported disappointing same-store sales. The company said global same-store sales rose 3.6% in the previous quarter. Analysts polled by Refinitiv expected growth of 4.7%. Kohl’s — Shares […] Read more
