Wizz Air CEO says business class flying bad for environment
The boss of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) attacked the sustainability credentials of traditional airlines like Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) and Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), saying business class flying was bad for the environment.
EXCLUSIVE No takers for Malaysia’s 5G plan as major telcos balk over pricing, transparency
None of Malaysia’s major mobile carriers have agreed to use the government’s 5G network yet due to transparency and pricing issues, ahead of a rollout planned for next month, a state agency and industry executives said.
U.S. airlines and Amazon join push to reduce aircraft emissions
Major U.S. airlines and Amazon.com’s (AMZN.O) aviation unit are joining an effort to speed development and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to decrease emissions in air transport.
Corporate law’s partisan gulf widened in 2020, analysis finds
Lawyers and staff at major law firms donated nearly six times more to Democrat Joe Biden than to incumbent Republican president Donald Trump in the 2020 election, according to a new analysis of campaign contributions by University of Iowa law professor Derek Muller.
Lessons learned from the massive shift to online learning due to COVID-19
The surge in online learning in the People’s Republic of China during the coronavirus outbreak highlights the importance of infrastructure
EXCLUSIVE HSBC exceeds China wealth hiring targets, explores India private banking re-entry
HSBC Holdings Plc is ahead of its hiring targets for its Chinese retail wealth management business and is exploring re-entering India’s private banking business, senior executives said, as part of its plan to make Asia and wealth key pillars of growth.
Sony to invest $500 mln in TSMC’s new Japan chip plant venture
Sony Group (6758.T) on Tuesday said it will invest about $500 million in a joint venture with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (2330.TW) (TSMC) that will build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan.
Analysis: Musk’s Tesla stock sale poll raises taxing questions
When Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers last weekend if he should sell 10% of his Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) stock, he said he was posing the question because “much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance.”
Analysis: Valuing Argentina’s peso: It could cost the Peronists an election
Argentina’s embattled currency could cost the ruling Peronist party an election – and its key majority in the Senate.
Marketmind: Melt up?
As confidence grows that the world’s biggest central banks are in no hurry for raising interest rates despite progress on the jobs and post-COVID reopening fronts, stock markets have powered to new record highs. A stronger S&P 500 close on Tuesday would see it notching its longest winning streak since 2004.
