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Starbucks sales hit as 2,000 stores in China shut amid coronavirus
World’s largest coffee chain Starbucks closed more than 2,000 branches in China and became the first major American company to warn of sales hit due to the deadly coronavirus. Reports claimed that the figures represent half of Starbucks’ total stores in China, its biggest market outside the United States. It was in 1999 when Starbucks […]
Lithuania cuts off Russian gas imports and urges the EU to...
VILNIUS, Lithuania: Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely from gas imports from Russia. Apparently becoming the first of the European Union’s 27...
Philippines reopens businesses closed due to Taal volcano’s eruption
A week after Philippines’ Taal Volcano became active and spewed ashfall in several regions, lawmakers have finally allowed businesses in some affected areas,...
Global semiconductor equipment sales to hit record US$108.5bil this year
PETALING JAYA: The Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers Industry, based in the US. Predicts that global sales of all semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers...
Malaysia not going into recession, growth set to continue in 2023:...
Malaysia is unlikely to enter a recession this year. According to Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, as strong domestic...
Tesla’s market value surpassed Ford’s and General Motors’
The market value of Californian automotive company Tesla has increased by 7%, surpassing that of Ford’s and General Motors’ combined worth.
For the first time,...
Cathay Pacific offers unpaid leave to staff amid financial loss
In an aim to cope with the financial damage caused by protests, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has offered up to one month of unpaid...
UK’s software founder arrested for fraud charges
Mike Lynch, the former CEO of United Kingdom-based software company Autonomy, has been arrested over charges of fraud and conspiracy.
Reports said that the entrepreneur...
Microsoft CEO’s comment on India’s Citizenship Law drew backlash
Speaking at a Microsoft event in New York, the company CEO Satya Nadella expressed his remarks on the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of...
China’s Ant Financial applies for banking license in Singapore, joining Grab...
Shortly after Razer and Grab, world’s highest-valued FinTech company “Ant Financial” applied for a digital wholesale banking license in Singapore in its aim to promote...