Texas Energy Failure: Cold weather highlights power grid frailties
Texas, known for its hot summers and mild winters, has seen temperatures plummet this month leaving the power grid woefully unprepared. The state very rarely…
Pandemic-resistant: Australian iron ore mining hits all-time-high
The 2020 was a bad year for many of Australia’s top export commodities, as the lockdowns implemented globally crippled business operations and deteriorating trade relations…
Video Gaming: Lockdowns and cutting edge technology support exceptional market growth
Although the spread of COVID-19 and related lockdowns introduced by the governments globally have hurt many businesses, the gaming sector has fared well from the…
Australian household appliances: Market receives boost from COVID-19 pandemic
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product report, home improvement projects, gardening activity and home offices…
Battery breakthrough needed to transition to clean-energy transport
Adoption of cleaner forms of transport, like hybrid and electric cars, has substantially reduced the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to passenger transportation. Other electric-powered mobility…
Future Group and Reliance Retail agree deal: Amazon sees this as a threat to its position in India
In comparison to the US and UK, e-commerce currently makes up a small percentage of the retail market in India. But this figure is predicted…
MGM makes bid for Entain Plc: The latest in recent wave of transatlantic gambling mergers
On January 4, 2021 US casino giant MGM Resorts made an $11bn (GBP8.1bn) offer for British gaming company Entain (previously known as GVC), which owns…
UK Challenger Banks: Digital start-ups seek to rival established players
Challenger banks in the United Kingdom are defined as any bank outside the major firms of Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, the NatWest Group and…
Arcadia enters administration: UK retailer collapses following financial struggles
The Arcadia Group, owned by retail mogul Sir Phillip Green, includes high street retailers Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. The group had been…
Iberdrola seizes funding tailwind to strengthen its position in key markets.
Iberdrola has pledged to invest $90bn over the next five years, as it prepares to make the most of a favorable time to access funding…