The Japanese car group Toyota Motor will suspend production at three factories in western Japan because of the approaching Typhoon Hinnamnor. Toyota is canceling Monday evening shifts and Tuesday morning shifts at factories in western Fukuoka prefecture. The company expects to resume production later on Tuesday. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor […]
The eurozone economy grew by 0.6 percent in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, European statistics agency Eurostat reports in a new estimate. That is a slightly lower growth figure than with an initial calculation. However, the pace was higher than in the year’s first three months. […]
Stock markets in Asia found their way up on Wednesday. As in New York, tech companies were again in demand, partly due to the hope that inflation had peaked. In addition, tech companies gained significant ground on the stock exchange in Hong Kong after a media report about an […]
If you want to cancel your Amazon Prime subscription, you can do that with two mouse clicks. At least if you live in Europe. This is the result of requirements from the European Commission. He says in a statement that she has forced Amazon to show a highly visible […]
Much more land is needed to build windmills in Germany to reduce dependence on Russian energy. According to the German trade association for the energy and water sector BDEW, the available area for wind turbines should even be doubled. Currently, 0.8 percent of the German territory is designated for […]
The problems with sleep apnea devices from Philips are less dangerous for users than the Dutch healthcare technology company previously thought. The company states this is based on early research results into the devices. However, the recall continues unabated. The problems were caused by the sound-insulating foam in the […]
Asian stock markets fell for the most part on Wednesday. The South Korean stock market in particular showed a significant loss due to the continued depreciation of the South Korean won against the dollar. Following the rebound earlier this week, investors remained cautious amid fears of an economic recession. […]
European sugar prices will continue to rise due to tight stocks and as producers continue to pass the higher costs on to their customers. The German Südzucker, one of the largest sugar producers in the world, warns against this. Farmers and sugar processors, like many other producers, are faced […]
Budget airline Ryanair stops a controversial test for South African passengers, CEO Michael O’Leary has announced. The prize fighter asked travellers with a South African passport to answer a series of questions about the country in Afrikaans. However, that language is only spoken by a small proportion of South […]
TSMC, the world’s largest chip maker, says it has no concrete plans to build a new factory in Europe. In the US, the price tag of those plans is now rising. TSMC makes chips for other chip vendors like AMD or Nvidia. In recent days, there have been trading […]
