The profits of the American technology companies Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet increased significantly in the second quarter of 2021. This was reported by the BBC.
It is noted that Apple’s profits have increased to 21.7 billion US dollars over the past three months amid an increase in purchases of 5G iPhone.
Microsoft generated $ 16.5 billion in revenue (47% more than in the second quarter of last year), due to demand for services and games.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported revenue of $ 61.9 billion amid rising online user activity.
SoftServe is expanding its presence and opening new office spaces in four cities — Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Uzhhorod, and Odesa. They are available for 250 people working in these regions as well as other employees. The coworking in Vinnytsia where SoftServe has around 50 employees is already fully operating. Odesa is the next — office space […]
COMBINE ROAD AND COMFORT Shell is launching a new coffee brand Shell Café all over Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) (to replace […]
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to be the world’s first hotel group to make all meetings and events across 400+ hotels in its EMEA portfolio carbon negative. For every event taking place at its participating hotels, Radisson Hotel Group will offset double the carbon footprint, to ensure that every meeting has a positive impact on […]
During trading on Monday, October 11, the price of a barrel of Brent oil rose by 2% to $ 84.01. She reached this mark for the first time since October 2018. US WTI oil rose by $ 1.62 to $ 81.3 – the highest price since 2014, according to Reuters. It is noted that Brent […]
The agreement on a single corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent was signed by 136 states, which account for more than 90 percent of world GDP. The agreement is aimed at combating tax evasion by international corporations. The initiative was also signed by countries that were initially opposed to tax reform, such as […]
The savings of Ukrainian citizens outside the banking system are estimated at $ 30-35 billion. This estimate was given by the chairman of the National Bank Kyrylo Shevchenko during the Kyiv Economic Forum. There are different estimates of the “gray” economy. We in the National Bank believe that this is up to 30% of GDP. […]
During the week, the National Bank of Ukraine bought $ 228 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. At the same time, the central bank did not sell currency on the interbank market. So the NBU continued to buy currency on the interbank market, the bank increased it compared to last week ($ 15 million) […]
The new Tesla factory in Berlin may release the first electric cars next month. CEO Elon Musk stated this. Speaking at the plant, Musk said he hoped to get the green light to begin production in the coming weeks. The last consultation on public concern about the plant ends on October 14, after which the […]
The coronavirus epidemic in the world will intensify by the end of this year due to the seasonality of the infection, but in early 2021 the situation will improve. This opinion was expressed by the head of Microsoft Bill Gates at the virtual conference GeekWire Summit. This was reported by Inc. “The good news is […]
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Ukraine begins 2018 with a fairly stable economic and political platform. In comparison with the catastrophic economic downturn in 2014 and the subsequent recession that lasted until the end of 2015, the economic growth of 2.2% in 2017 looks encouraging. The first step towards the exit from the permanent crisis is made, but the main […]
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Robinhood, whose stock trading app has revolutionized Wall Street access to ordinary Americans on small budgets, on Thursday, launched a phased launch of a new product called IPO Access. IPO Access gives users the opportunity to buy shares until their initial public offering (IPO) on the stock exchange at the IPO price (the price […]
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The recent scandal with financial fraud and losses of $ 4.5 billion in the Toshiba Company led to the fact that the Japanese giant’s shares collapsed by 43%. Toshiba is the oldest Japanese manufacturers of electronics and has been on the market for 140 years. All events that occur in the company significantly affect the […]
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In France, the antitrust regulator has fined Google € 500 million, according to the regulator’s press service. “The regulator has fined the company for non-compliance with several court rulings issued in April 2020,” the statement said. Agence France-Presse writes that the fine was imposed for “the corporation did not properly negotiate with the publishers of […]
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The World Bank has maintained its forecast for Ukraine’s GDP recovery in 2021 at 3.8% after falling by 4.0% in 2020. The economic growth forecast for the next 2 years has improved, according to the World Bank report. In particular, according to the new forecast, Ukraine’s economy will grow by 3.5% in 2022 and by […]
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On Wednesday, Boeing announced the financial results of the 2nd quarter, which ended on June 30. Boeing Management noted that the company makes “tough, but necessary steps to adapt for a new realities of market.” Aviation giant is experiencing perhaps the most difficult times in its history, faced with a double crisis. On the one […]
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On 21 April, Credit Agricole signed the agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and joined the «EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line» Program, within which the bank will get a EUR 25 million loan for 4 years. The purpose of the borrowing is to support micro, small, and medium-sized businesses and to expand their access to […]
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In 2021, Russia’s Gazprom supplied 20.3 billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey, which is the maximum figure in less than nine months. This was reported by the company’s press service following a meeting of its chairman Alexei Miller with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez on Monday, September 20. At the […]
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The agricultural enterprise “Danosha” (Kalushskyi district) intends to build a station for the biogas production in the village Tustan Galichskyi district, Ivano-Frankivsk region till 2017. It was said by the CEO Christian Jacobsen to the reporters. The plant capacity is 1 megawatt. It will use the raw materials of organic waste of animals and herbage. The installation […]
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The Deposit Guarantee Fund of individuals is starting the procedure of withdrawal from the market of Arcade Bank, the press service of the FDG reported. The Fund offered several options for removing the bank from the market: liquidation of the bank of exclusion in the elimination of all or part of its assets and liabilities […]
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During the pandemic, Delta lost three-quarters of its revenue over the same period last year. The company can avoid layoffs if management and the trade unions will be able to conclude an agreement to cut costs, and the White House will continue to provide subsidies to airlines. Currently, the airline employs 11,200 pilots. Back in […]
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The Hong Kong administration “until further notice” canceled all orders for the purchase of coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, and stopped using it for vaccination in all two dozen locations in the city, according to the South China Morning Post. This happened after the distributor of the drug in the region of Fosun Pharma […]
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The Russian office of the Swedish cosmetics company Oriflame suffered a series of cyberattacks, after which passport scans of 1.3 million Russian customers entered the network. The publication reports that as a result, passport data were put up for sale on the hacking forum RaidForums. “Passport scans of not only Russians, but also clients of […]
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According to the company’s reports, the net loss of the British oil and gas giant BP Plc., which belongs to shareholders, for the nine months of 2020 amounted to $ 21.663 billion against profit a year ago. In terms of shares, the diluted loss of BP amounted to $ 1.07 against a profit of $ […]
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The world has heard enough discussions which concern the resonance Donald Trump’s win in the USA elections. Everyone has the right to express their position. America has done their choice. Now, when the post-electorial ethereal has gone, it is the high time to speak constructively. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of American Constitution, declared: […]
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