Facebook vice president of global public policy Joel Kaplan and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leave the Elysee Presidential Palace after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on May 23, 2018 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta is replacing President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg with Joel Kaplan, the company’s current policy vice president and a …
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Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct Review
Introduction The Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct was one of the first lenses announced for the Nikon Z system in October of 2019. It is an optical marvel and a shock that it even exists. The lens costs $8000, weighs 2000 grams (4.4 pounds), and does not support autofocus. Although at some level it is simply a statement piece …
Read More »Rangers inflict 3-0 thrashing on Celtic in devastating Old Firm display to relaunch SPL hopes
Getty Images Rangers started 2025 with a bang by thrashing Old Firm rivals Celtic 3-0 at Ibrox on Thursday to potentially reopen the Scottish Premiership title race. Philippe Clement’s men now trail Brendan Rodgers’ side by 11 points but it was the sort of display that makes you wonder if it could mark a turning point for the two Glasgow …
Read More »Apple offers holiday discount in China as Huawei competition heats up
People walk past an advertisement for the iPhone 16 Pro at an Apple store during National Day holiday on October 3, 2024 in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apple is offering discounts on its top-end iPhones and other products in China for the upcoming Chinese New Year as the U.S. tech giant faces heightened …
Read More »Ukraine stopped Russian gas reaching Europe. Here’s who’s most at risk
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukraine halted the flow of Russian gas to several European countries on New Year’s Day, bringing an end to Moscow’s decades-long dominance over Europe’s energy markets. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom …
Read More »Tesla TSLA Q4 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers
Tesla posted its fourth-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Thursday. Here are the key numbers: Total deliveries Q4 2024: 495,570 Total production Q4 2024: 459,445 Total annual deliveries 2024: 1,789,226 Total annual production 2024: 1,773,443 Results for the quarter represented the first annual drop in delivery numbers for Tesla, which reported 1.81 million deliveries in 2023. It reported 484,507 deliveries in …
Read More »Euro, British pound fall against U.S. dollar as markets brace for Trump
The euro and British pound hit multi-month lows against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as the fresh trading year kicked off and investors geared up for the return of Donald Trump to the White House this month. The euro was 0.33% lower against the greenback at $1.032 shortly before 1 p.m. in London, hitting its weakest level since November 2022. …
Read More »Macron admits he made a mistake by calling snap elections
French President Emmanuel Macron delivering his televised New Year’s address to the nation from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 31, 2024. Kiran Ridley | Afp | Getty Images As France enters the new year, there’s little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that’s been plaguing the euro zone’s second-largest economy for months will disappear in 2025. France …
Read More »European stocks kick off 2025 on a positive note
European markets kicked off 2025 in positive territory on Thursday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 0.28% higher by 8:11 a.m. London time as regional bourses reopened after the New Year’s Day holiday. Oil and gas and mining stocks led gains and were last 1.47% and 1.32% higher respectively. Banks, meanwhile, dipped 0.1% and media stocks fell 0.33%, making them …
Read More »Trump tariffs pose a greater threat to South Korea’s economy than domestic political chaos
The Bank of Korea (BOK) in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2024. Kim Jae-Hwan | Lightrocket | Getty Images Risks posed by South Korea’s political turmoil to its economy could subside within half a year, but external pressures owed to possible tariffs on the country’s exports to the U.S. are “troublesome,” a key Bank of Korea official said. “We had two …
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