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Timeframe: 29th May – 4th June 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury, Farhan Uddin Ahmed, and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business eBay sellers can no longer use PayPal under new terms eBay has updated its terms of use, with new rules meaning that sellers will be paid directly by the company rather […]

Timeframe: 21st May – 28th May 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury, Farhan Uddin Ahmed, and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business US and China hold first ‘candid’ trade talks under Biden tenure The top US and Chinese trade negotiators have held “candid” talks, their first under the Biden presidency, as Washington continues

Timeframe: 15th May – 20th May 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury, and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business AT&T announces $43 billion deal to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery AT&T has agreed to merge its WarnerMedia business with Discovery in a move that will create a new video streaming giant. The tie-up brings

Timeframe: 8th May – 14th May 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury, and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business US inflation sees the biggest leap since 2008 In the 12 months leading up to April, consumer prices in the United States increased by 4.2 percent. The jump marked the biggest increase in consumer

Timeframe: 1st May – 7th May 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury, and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce, but the charitable foundation to remain intact After 27 years of marriage, billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations,

Timeframe: 24th April – 30th April 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury, and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business Spotify shares fall after muted paid subscriber growth forecast Spotify Technology SA’s stock dropped 8% in pre-market trading on Wednesday (28th April) after the company’s prediction of lower current-quarter paying subscription numbers overshadowed positive

Timeframe: 17th April – 23rd April 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business Chanel loses European court fight in trademark dispute with Huawei Chanel has lost an EU court battle with Huawei, a Chinese technology company, over its famous logo. Judges ruled in favour of Huawei, which had

Timeframe: 10th April-16th April 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business Walmart to convert most U.S. part-time store workers to full-time Walmart expects that two-thirds of its U.S. hourly store roles will be full-time with consistent schedules from week to week by January 31, 2022, as the

Timeframe: 3rd April-9th April 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business Beijing overtakes New York City as the new billionaire capital of the world For the first time ever, Beijing now has more billionaires than New York City, according to Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires List for 2021.

Timeframe: 27th March-2nd April 2021 Contributors: Sabyasachi Karmaker, Musarrat Sarwar Chowdhury and Mahin Abrar Rahman. 1. Economics & Business Apple to build battery-based Solar Energy storage project in California Apple Inc. announced on Wednesday (31st March, 2021) that it will build a battery-based renewable energy storage facility in Central California, close to a solar energy