Green Switch To Electric Cars Could Cost Germany 100,000 Jobs

As the green energy transition gains momentum, the broader transformation of the transport sector to electric vehicles will have profound changes in the automobile industry in Germany. For instance, more than 100,000 jobs in combustion ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/green-switch-electric-cars-could-cost-germany-100000-jobs

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Theres a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) and Nkarta ...
The post Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) and Nkarta (NKTX) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Theres a lot to be ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-offer-insights-on-healthcare-companies-nektar-therapeutics-nktr-and-nkarta-nktx/

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In a report released today, Difei Yang from Mizuho Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Zogenix (ZGNX), with a price target of $55.00.
The post Zogenix (ZGNX) Receives a Buy from Mizuho Securities appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
In a report released today, Difei Yang from Mizuho Securities ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/zogenix-zgnx-receives-a-buy-from-mizuho-securities-3/

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China's foreign exchange reserves
increased in April from a month earlier, official data showed on
Friday, as the dollar broadly weakened during the month...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-forex-reserves/china-april-fx-reserves-rise-to-3-198-trln-idUSAZN015963

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Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web

Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web

Grumpy dogs may be better learners than their more agreeable counterparts, reports James Gorman at The New York Times. Researchers found that ...

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/05/07/flags-and-phrenology-the-weeks-best-psychology-links/

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After weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns, a reopening of European
economies is close, and boosting sentiment. Tuesday's German ZEW
sentiment survey could confirm a brightening outlook...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-markets-themes/graphic-take-five-spring-is-in-the-air-idUSL8N2MT7WZ

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[Daily Maverick] The UK's major funding cuts to UNAids will hit home hard in Africa and South Africa where the fight to beat HIV/Aids is far from over...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105070257.html

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[The Conversation Africa] COVID-19 is overwhelming hospital oxygen systems. COVID-19 pneumonia creates breathing difficulties leading to low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia). Unable to get enough oxygen to supply vital organs, patients with hypoxaemia are at very high risk of death. Supplemental ...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105070273.html

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The combined market cap of cryptocurrencies has been on a tear as institutional investors like Morgan Stanley, Grayscale, MasterCard dabble in crypto...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/india-must-democratise-cryptocurrency-deals-face-fema-compliance-investor-identity-and-other-legal-hurdles/2247691/

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In this atmosphere of gloom and despair, much help has come from individuals who have shownextraordinary courage and come up with solutions to tackle the crisis.Even as foreign aid continues to pour in and the Narendra Modi government insists that things are under control, thousands of Indians ...

https://qz.com/india/2005310/in-covid-hit-india-auto-rickshaws-work-as-oxygenated-ambulances/

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The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has announced that a single dose Covid-19 vaccine called Sputnik Light, obtained authorisation for use in the country. With recombinant human adenovirus
The post Russia approves single dose Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik Light appeared first on Pharmaceutical ...

https://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/news/russia-single-dose-covid-19-vaccine-sputnik-light/

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Shares in British engineering
company Meggitt jumped 14% on Friday after the
Dealreporter website said that U.S. group Woodward Inc
was looking at a potential deal...

https://www.reuters.com/article/meggitt-ma-stocks/meggitt-shares-jump-on-ma-report-idUSL1N2MU0D8

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Some households in Taiwan are going without running water two days a week after a months-long drought dried up the island's reservoirs and a popular tourist lake.Authorities are drilling extra wells and using military planes to dump cloud-seeding chemicals in hopes of ...

https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-droughts-lifestyle-travel-business-9c6e7493e89c8f3e87fd5e9929056daa

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Booming sales in China helped propel German luxury carmaker BMW to stronger profits in the first three months of the year even as its home market Germany trailed the ongoing recovery in global car markets from the worst of the pandemic shutdowns...

https://apnews.com/article/china-europe-germany-health-coronavirus-pandemic-e78c5dd0b87f509b57fd0eba5136c7ad

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New research shows that a fifth of UK investors have been influenced by Reddit when it comes to financial decisions. Is this smart or worrying?
The post 20% of UK investors have used Reddit to drive financial decisions appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Just when you thought the world couldnt ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/mywallethero/20-of-uk-investors-have-used-reddit-to-drive-financial-decisions/

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Algos guiding self-driving cars dont expect to see a STOP sign next to food. So if someone put showing apples at a busy intersection ... Black Hat Asia Computer vision systems display correlation bias that makes it possible to create adversarial images, that could have real-world consequences such ...

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In a report released today, Mark Breidenbach from Oppenheimer assigned a Buy rating to Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA), with a price target of $57.00.
The post Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) Gets a Buy Rating from Oppenheimer appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
In a report released today, Mark ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/iovance-biotherapeutics-iova-gets-a-buy-rating-from-oppenheimer-2/

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Square now holds 8,027 bitcoin, making it the third-largest publicly-traded holder of the digital asset after MicroStrategy and Tesla.

Jack Dorsey.
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Square's bitcoin sales volume surged 1,000% year-on-year in the first-quarter, the company said.
Overall revenue was $5.06...

https://www.businessinsider.com/square-q1-bitcoin-cash-app-purchases-revenue-billion-jack-dorsey-2021-5

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The Indian government has revised the existing guidelines for CoWIN public API making all third-party websites, apps and tools designed to notify people about COVID-19 vaccination slots in real-time pretty much useless...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/government-just-made-covid-19-vaccine-appointment-tracker-sites-pretty-much-useless-by-updating-cowin-guidelines/2247682/

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China stocks fell on Friday to
end the week lower, as worries over lofty valuations and
Sino-West tensions offset optimism surrounding data and survey
pointing to a continued recovery in the world's second-largest
economy...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-stocks-close/china-stocks-end-week-lower-as-lofty-valuations-sino-west-tensions-weigh-idUSAZN015BP7

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European stocks hit a record high on
Friday as strong economic data from Germany and other major
economies as well as upbeat earnings added to hopes of a swift
economic recovery from the pandemic shock...

https://www.reuters.com/article/europe-stocks/strong-german-data-adidas-lift-european-stocks-to-record-high-idUSL4N2MU1XI

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Veteran composer Vanraj Bhatia, who provided the soundtrack to Indias new age cinema movement of the 1970s and 1980s, has died in Mumbai. He was 93 and is understood to have been in poor health for some time. Born in Bombay, as the metropolis was known as then, in 1927, Bhatia studied at the ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/vanraj-bhatia-dies-dead-indian-composer-1234968623/

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 Bursa Malaysia stayed in positive territory at mid-afternoon, backed by persistent buying in healthcare stocks. At 3pm, the benchmark index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) improved 5.10 points to 1,583.43 from yesterdays...

At 3pm, the benchmark index FTSE Bursa ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/07/bursa-malaysia-stays-positive-at-mid-afternoon5/1972435

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BERLIN (AP) - Factory production and exports increased strongly in Germany in March, according to official statistics released Friday, developments that bode well for the second quarter in Europe's largest economy as it struggles to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic...

https://apnews.com/article/europe-global-trade-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-0e881bf36cb2b47e23d3847d69a76468

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ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister was preparing to leave for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday to boost economic ties, the foreign ministry said.The two countries are expected to sign new agreements to bolster trade and economic links during Imran Khan's visit, which comes at the ...

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-business-11d9e8d887901365ba6274db3b88eb2b

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These simple yet extremely important real-world solutions could go a long way in helping people get vaccinated in an efficient and orderly manner.Indias technological prowess has come to the fore at a time when the countrys government has struggled to make much of an impact.Within days of the ...

https://qz.com/india/2005424/indians-can-book-vaccine-slots-on-cowin-via-telegram-and-paytm/

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TOKYO, May 7 Japan Airlines posted an annual net loss of US$2.6 billion (RM10.7 billion) Friday but did not release a forecast for the current financial year, citing uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier, Japans...

Japan Airlines posted an annual net loss of US$2.6 billion today...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/07/japan-airlines-logs-us2.6b-loss-over-pandemic/1972436

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SEOUL: Cryptocurrency investors will be imposed a 20% capital gains tax starting next year in South Korea but they are entitled to a tax deduction on expenses incurred during mining processes such as electricity bills...

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2111995/south-korea-to-tax-crypto-profits-20-mining-cost-deductible

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Helsinki-based telecom giant Nokia announced that it had launched a blockchain-powered marketplace Nokia Data Marketplace. The marketplace incorporates Hyperledger Fabric enterprise blockchain and aggregates the data from the distributed sources to make the information favourable for ...

https://invezz.com/news/2021/05/07/nokia-announced-the-launch-of-its-blockchain-powered-data-trading-marketplace/

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First-quarter sales rose 20% to ---5.268 bn, ahead of average analyst consensus for ---5bn...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/adidas-hikes-outlook-despite-lockdowns-supply-chain-issues-1.4558133

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White House Says "We Support" Ukraine's Ambitions To JoinNATO

While traveling aboard Air Force One for President Joe Biden's visit to Louisiana on Thursday, White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre bluntly stated that "we support" Ukraine's ambition to join NATO.

When she was asked ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-says-we-support-ukraines-ambitions-join-nato

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I'll talk you through the steps... oh sh- On Call Corporal Cockup meets Major Outage in this week's episode of On Call as a reader's helpful walkthrough takes down the telephony server...

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International Airlines Group reiterates need for rollout of Covid vaccine passportsCoronavirus latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe owner of British Airways, International Airlines Group, reported a 1.2bn pre-tax loss for the first quarter and reiterated the need for the rollout of ...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/07/british-airways-owner-iag-hit-by-loss-amid-uncertain-passenger-forecast-covid

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It's Friday, and the team are talking about voting, budgets and home working

It's Friday, and that means it's time for your weekly dose of tech news and forced banter with the Computing team: it'stime for Thank Zuck it's Friday.
This week, the team discuss Tom's ongoing failed attempts to take ...

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4030905/zuck-friday-budgets-intel-google