American aerospace company, SpaceX, has reportedly announced that it has planned to send its first “all-civilian” mission to space by end of 2021 as part of a charity-centered initiative led by Shift4 Payments’ Chief Executive, Jared Isaacman. The company will be selecting three people for flying alongside Isaacman for orbiting aboard its Crew Dragon capsule.
Reportedly called Inspiration4, the mission will be launched atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from its 39A launch site at NASA’s Florida-based Kennedy Space Center. Prior to the flight, crew m
American multination aerospace company Boeing has reportedly received a license from the U.S. government to put offerings of its F-15EX fighter jet to the Indian air force.
Boeing will be taking on France’s Rafale and Sweden’s Gripen among other others to fulfill Indian air force’s plan of replacing the Soviet-era fleet with 114 multi-role aircraft.
Director, India Fighters Lead, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, mentioned in comment that talks on the F-15EX had already taken place between the two governments.
In recent developments, Japanese multination automobile manufacturer, Toyota Motor Corporation has reclaimed its position as the world’s top-selling automaker, replacing German car maker Volkswagen AG for the first time in a span of five years.
If reports are to be believed, Toyota sold around 9.53 million vehicles globally, surpassing the sales figures of its German rival, which sold around 9.3 million units, witnessing a 15% drop in its overall sales. The competitive lead comes along the heels of the company witnessing a 10% year-on-year rise in its fourth quarter ca
Initial trials on an experimental COVID-19 medication have reportedly shown that it prevents symptomatic cases of the infection completely and reduces asymptomatic infections by nearly half.
The two-antibody cocktail named REGEN-COV, produced by US-based biotech firm Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., is currently under clinical trial, being tested by the NHS in around 174 hospitals.
Early analysis presented by the firm based on around 400 participants across the U.S. showcased that the drug caused around 100 per cent decrease in symptomatic
JPMorgan Chase & Co., an American multinational financial services holding firm and investment bank, has reportedly announced plans to launch a new digital bank in the United Kingdom in a step that is expected to effectively shake up the banking sector, which is still dominated by a few high street lenders.
The company has already onboarded over 400 staff for the soon-to-be-opened digital bank. The new enterprise would be based in Canary Wharf and would operate under the JP Morgan consumer brand, Chase.
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Renowned Japanese automaker Nissan has reportedly unveiled its plans to cut around 160 jobs in an efficiency drive considering its decision to commit to post-Brexit UK.
Apparently, the carmaker has made this move as it announced its plan for an all-electric future across its key markets and after ending speculation over the future of its expansive Sunderland production plant by declaring new investment plans in battery manufacturing.
Reportedly, since 2016, the company had been one of the most vocal opponents within business regarding the
A new report has reportedly found that supermarkets across the UK are still flooding almost 900,000 tons of plastic-based packaging into the market, creating a plastic footprint which is much larger than what it was in 2017.
Vendors sold nearly 2 billion plastic bags, as per the Greenpeace UK and the EIA’s study, which called for the government to mandate firms to independently publish their plastic footprint verified audits, along with their financial reports every year.
The total amount of plastic-based cutlery given away or sold
As a part of preventive measures to curb COVID-19 transmissions in the U.S., administration of the newly elected U.S. President, Joe Biden, is actively looking towards commissioning mandatory COVID-19 testing for travelers on the country’s domestic flights, confirms a senior official at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
When asked about the possibility of employing new domestic travel testing requirements, Dr. Marty Cetron, Director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at CDC replied that discussions are going on regarding the suitable ty
UBS Group AG, the leading investment banking and financial services firm, has reportedly made plans to buy back up to $4.5 billion (4 billion francs) in shares by 2024, boosting shareholder returns after revenue from managing client assets as well as investment banking spurred gains at the globe’s largest wealth manager.
The lender is doubling up the size of a prior program and stated that it anticipates to buyback nearly $1.1 billion of shares in Q1. The bank concluded the year very strongly, with 2020 Q4 net income of around $1.7 billion, which outperformed analyst e
