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Ukraine Satellite Services Contract Awarded To SpaceX’s Starlink

Ukraine Satellite Services Contract Awarded To SpaceX’s Starlink

It was getting expensive to fuel Starlink in Ukraine, an endeavour that was burning more than 20 million dollars per month on average. The CEO, Elon Musk, had clearly stated that he couldn’t continue to fund Starlink if things followed a similar trend. However, Starlink’s operation in Ukraine will not come to a halt because…

Oil Prices Rise On Hope As China Started Reopening

Oil Prices Rise On Hope As China Started Reopening

Oil prices surged on Wednesday as the market was optimistic about the fuel demand since China continues to ease its COVID-19 restrictions. Brent futures for February delivery rose 31 cents to $84.64 a barrel, a 0.4% gain, by 0117 GMT. Besides, US crude advanced 22 cents or 0.3%, to $79.75 per barrel. Both standard prices…

India To Host G20 Summit In September 2023 

India To Host G20 Summit In September 2023 

From December 2023, India will take charge of the G20 president and will host the summit of administrators of the world’s 20 largest economies in New Delhi during the second week of September 2023. As per the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, “The G20 Leaders’ Summit at the level of Heads of…

Russia Is Cutting India’s Natural-gas Supply, What’s Next? 

Russia Is Cutting India’s Natural-gas Supply, What’s Next? 

It is getting harder for India to source natural gas as Russia has slowed down the supply since the Ukraine invasion. Europe is drawing away much of the global natural gas supply to its shores.  “Contrary to widespread alarmism over the adverse impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on global commodity prices, the importance of commodity…

Netflix Loses 200k Subscribers Since 2011: Here’s Why  

Netflix Loses 200k Subscribers Since 2011: Here’s Why  

As the first quarter of the year ended, Netflix revealed its subscribers count on Tuesday. For the first time in the decade, the leading OTT platform has lost a large number of subscribers in a limited duration.  Being considered one of the top OTT platforms on a global scale, Netflix has provided many mass entertainers,…

Rupee Plunged To A Record Low – Fuel Price In India Is Expected To Rise

Rupee Plunged To A Record Low – Fuel Price In India Is Expected To Rise

The Indian Rupee has dived a record low of 77.02 against a US dollar on Monday, and as per a poll conducted by Economic Times, it is further expected to plunge around 80 in the next few days. This record decrease in Rupee’s value is a consequence of the crude oil hike in the global…

Three Shipping Lines Halt Cargo Shipment To and From Russia

Three Shipping Lines Halt Cargo Shipment To and From Russia

The world’s three biggest shipping companies announced the temporary suspension of shipment to and from Russia on Tuesday in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  Russia’s attack on its neighbour country, which Moscow called a “Special Operation”, is the biggest state-to-state invasion in Europe after World War II.  First, Swiss-headquartered MSC, the world’s biggest…

Russia-Ukraine War| Impacts On Global Stock Markets

Russia-Ukraine War| Impacts On Global Stock Markets

The Russia-Ukraine cold war has almost turned into World War III. The conflicts between the two countries are increasing and affecting the whole world, including the stock market. World markets were set for another confused week after the Western Nations announced a harsh set of sanctions to punish Russia for its decision to invade Ukraine…