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A-Pac airlines profitability declined in CY19 due to competition, global t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 6 (ANI): Preliminary financial performance figures released on Wednesday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that Asia Pacific airlines recorded 3.8 billion dollars in combined net earnings in 2019, marking a 25 per cent decline compared to
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Corona hits Walt Disney with $1.4 billion profit cuts, Shanghai amusement
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], May 6 (ANI): Walt Disney estimated on Tuesday that global measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic has cut down the company's profits by USD1.4 billion, mostly from its shuttered theme parks, with more to come as executives detailed how the economic fallout would affect e
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Hike in fuel excise to increase tax collection by $21 billion: Moody's
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New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The government's increase in petrol and diesel taxes by 21 dollars a barrel and 27 dollars a barrel will result in tax collection increasing by about 21 billion dollars if the tax hike is maintained for a full year, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesd
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Grimes unveils the meaning behind her and Elon Musk's newborn son's name
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 6 (ANI): Canadian singer Grimes shed some light on the name of her newborn son with multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk -- X AE A-12.
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EU green-lights 7 billion euros in state aid for Air France
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Brussels [Belgium], May 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The European Union's top executive arm has green-lighted France's plans to provide 7 billion euros in urgent liquidity support to Air France in light of the coronavirus crisis, according to its official website.
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Bharat.live: This Uttarakhand startup has made a Zoom alternative, in just
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 4 (ANI/BusinessWire India): More than a third of world population is under lockdown and India with its 1.3 billion people tops the list. The government is controlling the movement of its citizens to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
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Trump threatens to terminate Phase 1 trade deal if China fails to buy Amer
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Washington DC [USA], May 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has threatened to terminate the Phase One trade deal with China if the country fails to fulfill its promise of buying USD 200 billion more of American goods and services.
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JSW Steel clocks steel production at 5.63 lakh tonnes in April
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): JSW Steel, the flagship business of 14 billion dollar JSW Group, on Monday reported crude steel production of 5.63 tonnes in April, clocking an average capacity utilisation of 38 per cent.
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Byju's to raise fresh funds at USD 10 billion valuation
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 2 (ANI): Education learning startup Byju's is in talks to raise approximately USD 400 million worth fresh capital at a USD 10 billion valuation.
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Amazon to spend USD 4 billion on COVID-19 expenses
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): E-commerce giant Amazon on Friday said that it is expecting to spend around USD 4 billion on expenses related to COVID-19.
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Boeing raises $25 billion in bond offering, rules out federal aid
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Chicago [USA], May 1 (ANI): Aerospace major Boeing has raised 25 billion dollars in a bond offering and said it will not seek government aid in the fallout from coronavirus pandemic.
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Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood: ILO
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 1 (ANI): The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy -- that is nearly half of the global workforce -- stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, the Inte
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