American Airlines unveils plans to hire over 1,300 pilots next year
Jul 25, 2021 10:03 am UTC| Business Economy
American Airlines is reportedly hiring new pilots, and it is expecting to recruit at least 1,300 by the end of 2022. The hiring will already begin, and for starters, the plan is to recruit 350 new pilots before 2021...
Hankook to benefit most among S. Korean tiremakers from increased demand for used cars
Jul 24, 2021 23:27 pm UTC| Economy Business
Hankook Tire Technology is seen benefitting the most among South Korean tire makers in the increasing global demand for used cars due to its large proportion of replacement tire sales at 80 percent and expected price...
GM to feature expanded Super Cruise tech on 6 vehicles next year
Jul 24, 2021 23:22 pm UTC| Economy Business
General Motors will include its expanded, hands-free driver-assisted technology dubbed Super Cruise on six vehicles in the first quarter of next year. The Super Cruise can indicate when a lane change is safe and...
Green bonds can help finance clean energy – as long as the projects they fund are transparent
Jul 24, 2021 06:51 am UTC| Economy
Ahead of hosting the climate change summit in Scotland later this year, the UK government appears keen to demonstrate its green credentials. So far it is not on track to meet its own carbon-free goals, but in a move that...
The future of auditing: why plans to sharpen up the industry could actually make it worse
Jul 24, 2021 06:13 am UTC| Economy Business
Following the collapses of Patisserie Valerie, Carillion and BHS, the auditors were heavily criticised in the media for signing off on the financial accounts published by each of these companies ahead of their...
Australia's government gives more support to fossil fuel research than is apparent
Jul 24, 2021 06:09 am UTC| Economy
Australian governments direct billions to fossil fuel companies. Among the projects funded by Commonwealth and state governments are work on coal ports, railways and power stations, and research into clean coal or coal...
How food prices are affected by oil, trade agreements and climate change
Jul 24, 2021 06:08 am UTC| Economy
Concerns about inflation rates have risen as the UK economy begins its much-needed recovery from the effects of the pandemic. The Consumer Prices Index, the measure most commonly used to measure inflation, rose by 2.5% in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects