July 31, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Rex Airline Enters Administration

The Rex services that have been grounded are the Boeing 737 flights between capital cities, including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. While ticket sales for those routes are suspended, the company’s regional services are running normally, according to an update on Tuesday from administrators EY. With Qantas and Virgin dominating the Australian air market, budget airline…

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July 30, 2024 BY Robert Bell

McDonald’s Suffers Falling Sales Numbers

A global drop in sales of 1% was recorded in the second quarter of 2024 compared to 2023’s numbers. Analysts had expected a 0.5% increase. Revenue grew by 1% overall in the quarter. Net profit dropped to $2.02bn, which is a fall of 12%. Meanwhile, its earnings per share declined by 6% to $2.97. Chief…

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July 29, 2024 BY Robert Bell

UK Supermarkets in the Spotlight for Loyalty Prices

The watchdog will be focussing on the prices that are shown as “was” as “now”, suggesting that purchasers are getting a lower price than the regular cost of the item. This issue has arisen over concerns that customers may not get the savings advertising makes them believe they are. It’s the latest part of an…

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July 26, 2024 BY Robert Bell

OpenAI Challenges Goggle with AI Search Engine

For the time being, it has been released as a prototype that will be available to a small group of users. This will allow the company to collect feedback as it carries on developing the software. The idea is that over time, it will become a new way to search the internet. The launch of…

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FSRA grants DEX regulatory approval in the Abu Dhabi Global Market
July 25, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Invests $100m in UK Microchip Company

This investment has been made in the form of a loan that can be converted into equity in Imagination in the future. Imagination is owned by a private equity consortium with strong links to the Chinese government. Previously, Imagination was listed on the LSE under the IMG ticker; however, it was delisted in 2020 when…

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July 24, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Tesla Profits Keep Falling in Q2

These results caused an immediate impact on the market, as the TSLA price fell by more than 4% in after-hours trading on the NASDAQ exchange. It’s still the most valuable car manufacturer on the planet, but TSLA’s warnings about lower growth this year have been followed by moves to offer cheaper financing and lower prices.…

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July 22, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Virgin Money Takeover Given the All-Clear

At £2.9bn (5.6bn AUD), this is set to be the biggest merger to take place in the British banking industry since the financial crisis. The CMA was initially worried that the deal - agreed in March this year - could lower the level of competition in the UK banking sector. However, the CMA confirmed on…

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July 05, 2024 BY Robert Bell

EU’s EV Tariffs Could Cause A Trade War With China

Valdis Dombrovskis, the vice-president of the European Commission, said: We are not seeing the basis for retaliation as what we are conducting is indeed in line with WTO [World Trade Organization] rules. However, he also confirmed that talks between EU officials and the Chinese authorities are still ongoing. The tariffs on imported Chinese EVs have…

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July 03, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Revolut Keeping an Open Mind on IPO

As part of the annual report, Chief Financial Officer Victor Stinga said that the solid foundations that have been built will: Bring our financial processes in line with the standards expected from publicly listed companies. This was Revolut´s first annual report since 2020 in which it didn’t need to ask for an extension past the…

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