An EV startup funded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has landed a top engineer from Tesla as they look to get off the ground. What’s happening? According to Electrek, EV startup Slate Auto has hired Napoleon Reyes, a former crucial cog in Tesla‘s manufacturing and production lines to help build up its Indiana pickup truck…
Photo Credit: Getty Images Tech billionaire Elon Musk has once again turned heads, this time by announcing that his AI company, xAI, is working to develop a version of software-giant Microsoft run exclusively on artificial intelligence. “Join @xAI and help build a purely AI software company called Macrohard,” Musk posted to his social network X….
TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 1, 2025 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by Suo Takekuma – Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images…
本港零售連升3個月，政府統計處公布，7月零售額臨時估計297億元，按年升1.8%，惟遜於市場預期的2.5%。 打風礙購物 7月仍錄增長 零售管理協會表示，7月颱風暴雨影響零售市道，但零售額仍錄得正增長是好事，反映回復平穩的狀態，並指高達八成零售會員認為，9月生意無升跌或錄增長，預期今年剩下時間零售額不會出現較大跌幅，個別月份持平或微升，因去年同期基數低及盛事活動帶動人流。 7月零售銷貨量按年上升1%，亦遜於市場預期漲2.3%；不過，網上零售額臨時估計為26億元，按年大升13.2%。今年首7個月，零售額按年下跌2.6%，銷貨量則少4%，網上零售額則逆市漲2.1%。 按類別劃分，月內零售額升幅最大是書報、文具及禮品，按年升20.5%；其次是中藥升19.6%；與旅遊相關類別的珠寶首飾、鐘錶及名貴禮物，以及藥物與化妝品零售額，則分別漲9.4%及2.6%。 另一方面，與本土消費較為相關的項目，其銷售亦繼續下滑，例如麵包、糕餅、糖果及餅乾就大跌15.5%；汽車及汽車零件，以及家具及固定裝置則分別減少12.4%及9.4%。 港府指盛事將帶旺消費 政府發言人表示，7月零售業表現繼續靠穩，零售額升幅較6 Source link
The Hong Kong Tourism Board recently wrapped up its annual Travel Mission to India, an event spanning five cities and notably engaging 750 Indian travel agents. This mission highlighted Hong Kong’s evolving travel offerings to cater to leisure, business, and family travelers. From August 18th to 26th, tourism industry partners showcased a wide range…
LAS VEGAS — For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: “Buffalo Loves Canada.” What You Need To Know A decline in foreign visitors traveling to the United States has stretched well into the summer And tourism…
It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. What You Need To Know As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are being held for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation’s labor force More than…
Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, senior reporter Dan Murtaugh writes on the energy triangle between China, India and Russia as their leaders meet in Tianjin. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s get-together could hardly have come at a better moment for China’s leader. At a time when the US…
The prime minister’s reshuffle, which sees Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury, moved to No 10 to oversee day-to-day delivery of the PM’s priorities, and Minouche Shafik, former deputy governor of the Bank of England, become economic adviser to the prime minister, has not gone down well with the market. Bond yield spreads between…
French lawmakers have taken a stand against the growing issues stemming from the fast fashion industry. A new French law bans influencer-led fast fashion promotions and forces clothing brands to post environmental scores on every item sold, according to Mongabay. The lower the score, the higher the penalty they must pay. The goal is simple…