Shopping for any kind of insurance policy can mean taking the time to shop around and compare quotes. Pricing can fluctuate quite a bit between different providers, so when you compare motor trade insurance, it can benefit you to research multiple policies to find the most suitable and affordable coverage […]
Microsoft Also Makes Vaccination Mandatory for Employees
The American branch of Microsoft requires employees to be vaccinated if they want to return to the company premises. Employees must be able to demonstrate that they have been vaccinated. The rule goes into effect next month. Microsoft joins the ranks of other major American tech companies such as […]
Game Companies Crash on Asian Stocks After Beijing Criticism
The Japanese and Chinese makers of computer games fell hard on the stock exchanges in Tokyo and Hong Kong on Tuesday. The price drops followed reports in Chinese state media describing online gaming as “spiritual opium” and raising concerns about the amount of time youth spend playing games. As […]
Germany Collects Record Amount With CO2 Emission Rights
Germany has earned a record amount from the sale of CO2 emission rights. In the first six months, 2.4 billion euros was raised. In the whole of last year, it was still an amount of 2.7 billion euros, and in 2019 it was 3.2 billion euros. The certificates must […]
SAS is Working on IPO
Analysis company SAS Institute wants to go public in 2024 after more than forty years of private ownership. The company itself said so in a press release. The decision to go public has partly to do with the way many tech companies pay their employees: in stocks. SAS also […]
Shell Rewards Shareholders After A Favourable Six Months
Shell plans to repurchase $2 billion worth of its own shares before the end of this year. With the buyback program, the oil and gas group is rewarding its shareholders. In addition, because fewer pieces remain after the purchase, the remaining shares increase in value and increase earnings per share. […]
Apple Sells Half More iPhones
Apple is doing better than expected. The quarterly figures of the tech giant should show that it was not affected much by the persistent chip shortages. Apple posted a third more revenue in the third quarter of its broken fiscal year than in the same period last year. The […]
Kaseya after REvil Attack: Not Paid for Ransomware Key
The universal ‘decryptor’ that Kaseya offers to its customers to get their files back after a significant ransomware attack was not obtained by paying a ransom. That’s what the company says. Kaseya, whose management software was exploited for one of the biggest ransomware attacks this year, released a universal […]
Bitcoin Value Returns to $40,000
Bitcoin’s value has risen again to nearly $40,000, after a significant dip last week. The recovery is probably related to the speculation that online store group Amazon will also do something with crypto coins. Recently, the digital currency was worth less than $30,000. But according to CoinMarketCap, it is […]
New Zealand Suspends Travel Bubble with Australia for Eight Weeks
New Zealand has closed its border with Australia as the neighbouring country struggles to contain new Covid-19 outbreaks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Friday. The so-called Trans-Tasman travel bubble started on April 19 and allowed Australians and New Zealanders to travel between the two countries without having to go […]