Économie
Britain wants to agree an European Union free-trade deal: finance minister Sunak
The U.K.is Canada's fifth-largest trading partner, trailing the U.S., China, Mexico and Japan . The EU is still trying to make Britain's exit as hard as possible to prevent other members from leaving the bloc, Fordwich said. Canada is an important market that is growing for United Kingdom exporters, particularly our small and medium sized gin and English wine exporters. "We need to give our ent... [Full Article...]
Apple iPhone 12 launch today: Check price, specifications and other details
These cameras will be able to capture the videos in Dolby Vision HDR. As part of Apple's biggest re-design ever of the iconic device, the new smartphone included a 6.1 inch screen, with prices starting from $799 or $699 in the case of the iPhone 12 mini . [Full Article...]
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine could get UK approval this week, says report
Dr Moncef Slaoui, head of the USA vaccine programme, told CNN that the vaccine could be rolled out "maybe a day or two after approval, on the 11th or the 12th of December". "The price of Sputnik V will be much lower", said the tweet. Up to 30,000 volunteers are being sought to administer the doses in England and Wales. [Full Article...]
Possible feu vert en décembre aux vaccins Moderna et Pfizer/BioNTech — UE
L'Union européenne pourrait payer plus de 10 milliards de dollars (8,4 milliards d'euros) pour se procurer des centaines de millions de doses des candidats vaccins de Pfizer-BioNTech et CureVac, a indiqué à Reuters un responsable européen impliqué dans les négociations. [Full Article...]
Comment bénéficier du fonds de solidarité pour le mois d'octobre — Confinement
Les entreprises doivent déclarer l'ensemble des éléments requis pour chacun des régimes auxquels elles peuvent prétendre. Depuis le début de la crise sanitaire du Coronavirus COVID-19, l'État et les Régions ont mis en place un fonds de solidarité pour prévenir la cessation d'activité des petites entreprises, micro-entrepreneurs, indépendants et professions libérales, particulièrement touchés... [Full Article...]
RBI releases panel report on ownership, governance norms of private banks
NBFCs don't accept demand deposits; they do not form part of the payment and settlement system and can't issue cheques drawn on itself; deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available to depositors of NBFCs, unlike in case of banks. [Full Article...]
Apple agrees to settle iPhone throttling lawsuit for $113M
Apple representatives have already turned to service centers with a request not to accept smartphones with this malfunction for fix. In addition, it has since made it possible for iOS users to decide whether to allow their iPhone to slow down if their battery is worn out. [Full Article...]
Brexit talks on hold after European Union negotiator tests positive for Covid-19
In a sign of the progress made, the legal text of agreements on all topics except the three most contentious ones have been drafted. "We still have, of course, the three main hard issues: governance, fisheries and the level playing field". [Full Article...]
Honda Civic Prototype Previewing Next-Gen Civic Unveiled
There is a new 9-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system, while the new Civic will also come with a digital instrument cluster which will likely be configurable. However, Honda has yet to confirm any of the car's measurements. Honda didn't say what powertrains will be offered, but added that there will be sporty Si and Type-R models along with a four-door hatchback, which will be built alon... [Full Article...]
Apple to Pay Another $113 Million to State Prosecutors for 'Batterygate'
The iPhone 12 models are the first 5G iPhones from the company, and also offer a new design language that fuses the full-screen iPhone 11 layout with the square edged sides that was last seen with the iPhone 5. Critics accused Apple of surreptitiously forcing users to buy phones sooner than necessary, and the outcry forced Apple to upgrade its software and offer steep discounts on battery replac... [Full Article...]
Ethereum: Dubai-based financial giant supports Eth 2.0 launch with $10M
The Dubai-based investment firm IBC Group has now teamed up with CanETH, the decentralized staking service from Canada, to support the launch of Eth 2.0 with $10 million. Rough napkin mathematics works out a staking figure of nearly 20,000 ETH (considering the current ETH spot rates). This lockup shows our confidence in ETH2 and dedication to the beacon chain . [Full Article...]
Clothing and food prices lift inflation
Statistics Canada said new home prices increased in October at their fastest pace in 14 years, as lower mortgage rates coincided with increased demand for single-family homes. Core inflation measures - often seen as a better gauge of underlying price pressures - ticked up to an average of 1.77 per cent in October, the highest reading since February, from 1.7 per cent in September. [Full Article...]
Tesla To Join The S&P 500 on Cheddar
The Nasdaq composite lost 97.74 points, or 0.8%, to 11,801.60. Pharmacy stocks were among the biggest decliners after e-commerce Amazon opened an online operation to compete with them. The energy sector climbed 2.4% as USA crude recently rose 0.82% to $41.77 per barrel and Brent was at $44.27, up 1.19% on the day. The figure also fell short of forecasts for 0.5% growth. [Full Article...]
China Condemns Historic Australia-Japan Defense Pact
Mr Zhao also reeled off a list of ways in which the Australian government or its people had damaged relations with Beijing: Australia, in violation of basic norms governing global relations, "has repeatedly made mistakes on issues involving Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Taiwan and other issues relating to China's core interests". [Full Article...]
Motorists may be charged for using Britain’s roads
The paper claims that Chancellor Rishi Sunak was presented with a Treasury paper that outlines a nationwide road pricing scheme and he is "very interested" in the idea. RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: "While not paying auto tax is clearly an incentive to go fully electric at the moment, we will very soon need a system that can levy tax on both conventionally fuelled and battery el... [Full Article...]
Tesla Shares Soar On S&P 500 Inclusion; Market Cap Tops $400 Billion
Tesla will join the S&P 500 prior to the opening of trading on December 21. Tesla's shares surged 14 percent on Monday in anticipation of a $51 billion trade by index funds adjusting their holdings. Total revenues climbed 39% to $8.77 billion dollars, exceeding the expected $8.36 billion. Elon Musk's rising electric vehicle powerhouse Tesla reached another landmark Monday when it officially ... [Full Article...]
Hurricane Iota strengthens as it heads towards Central America
It became a unsafe Category 3 hurricane early Monday, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned it would probably reach Category 4 strength as it approached the Central America mainland late Monday. This same area was devastated by Hurricane Eta on November 3, which barreled ashore in coastal Nicaragua near Honduras, at Category 4 strength. Wind and rain were beginning to be felt Sunday ... [Full Article...]
Google lets employees work from home for another year
The Wall Street Journal first reported Monday morning, that the tech giant will extend work-from-home protocols for its 200,000 employees for a year. Google's decision will probably affect nearly the entire 200,000 full-time contracted employees. Google reopened a handful of small offices in countries with limited coronavirus infections like Greece and Australia. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 hits Disney revenue, but streaming TV sees gains
Described as "the real bright spot amidst the pandemic" by CEO Bob Chapek on the company's earnings call , the dominant force in the D2C group is Disney+, which has reached 73 million users worldwide - up from just over 60 million at the end of Q3 . [Full Article...]
New Ford E-Transit helps white van man go green
Transit vehicles sold a year ago were upfitted, and Ford continues to provide the same upfit financing support for van customers, including those who purchase or lease. Hetman said to expect future announcements on versions with greater range and capability. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker highlighted the new Ford E-Transit as the first fully-electric cargo van from a full-line automaker ... [Full Article...]