Inflation risk re-surging as tensions heat up between Israel and Iran
Oil and gold prices jumped after the latest strike by Israel
UK economy shrinks by record 9.9% annually in 2020
British economy dropped more than twice as far as the next worst year
US airline set to acquire flying electric taxis for airport transport
United Airlines is set to invest $1 billion in electronic VTOL craft
Twitter reports $1.29 billion Q4 2020 revenue
CEO Jack Dorsey acknowledges 2020 was an extraordinary year for the social network
‘Extremely unlikely’ COVID leaked from Wuhan lab – World Health Organisation
The wet market in Wuhan is still deemed to be a potential source of one of the first clusters
Travellers entering UK will be required to take two COVID tests while quarantining
The move is an attempt to limit new variants of the virus from entering the country
Tesla invests $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, plans to accept cryptocurrencies
Company's endorsement expected to improve cryptocurrency legitimacy
Commercial aircraft to number 40,000 by 2030
China set to lead fleet size growth, while Western Europe lags behind
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become first African, first female WTO Director-General
The WTO has been without a Director General since Roberto Azevêdo stepped down early amidst Sino-US economic conflict
IMF lifts global growth forecast in light of COVID vaccine progress
The IMF’s now predicts a growth of 5.5% in 2020
Top EU diplomat hopes Russian COVID vaccine will be approved in bloc
Russian scientists say it appears safe, and is effective against COVID
Oil titans shaken as 2020 decimates demand
Pandemic sees BP, Shell and Exxon report brutal annual losses
Spotify expects at least €200 million loss in 2021, even as active users grow 27% in 2020
Shares in Spotify plunge 8% in the wake of the news
After Google, Facebook threaten to quit Australia, Microsoft breaks ranks by pledging support
The move will weaken the position of Google and Facebook, who have threatened repercussions if the legislation goes through
iGaming industry left in the lurch by UK/EU data-sharing negotiations can only ‘wait and see’
A post-Brexit 4-6 month interim data-sharing agreement was agreed between Britain and the EU
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO
On Tuesday the company released a record breaking quarterly earnings report