The Japanese PlayStation Manufacturer Sony Expects Higher Profits Next Year than Previously predicted. This is due, in part, to two popular games coming out next year: grand theft car VI and the sequel to ghost of tsushima . Sony also reports that it is less affected by us import tariffs than expected. In Addition, The […]
The Limburg pie has had a protected status since the beginning of last year: the cakes can only be called the day. A bakery from Panningen in Limburg lodged an objection to this, but outgoing minister Femke Wiersma (food security) rejected that on Wednesday. The Limburg factory bakery Goedhart lodged an objection in February 2025,
Rabobank made slightly less profit in the past six months. According to the bank, this is due to lower interest rates. However, customer savings increased by 5.6 billion euros. Rabobank is dealing with lower interest rates due to the policy of the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB has been gradually lowering the key interest
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a 100 percent import tariff on “all chips and semiconductors entering the U.S.” Companies that pledge to move their chip production to the U.S. will receive an exemption. Semiconductors and chips are essential components for smartphones, cars, and medical equipment, among other things. It is not yet clear when
More and more strawberries are coming from Dutch soil. Last year, growers harvested 86 million kilos of the red fruit from the ground, a doubling compared to 2010. Increasingly, strawberries come from greenhouses or plastic tunnels. It is striking that the land area used for growing strawberries has actually shrunk. Between 2010 and 2024, it
The American president Donald Trump wants India to stop buying Russian oil and is placing an extra 25 percent import duty on all Indian goods. Trump had been threatening this measure for some time and signed a decree on Wednesday to implement it. Trump’s patience is running out with Russia, which refuses to start peace
Odido will compensate customers in the North Holland and Rotterdam regions who experienced an outage longer than twelve hours on Friday. The telecom company will compensate customers in these two areas. These customers will receive an email with information on how to arrange the compensation. “People can leave their details and we will settle the
Bayer has performed better than expected in the previous quarter thanks to strong demand for medicines. The German chemical company is therefore raising its expectations for the second half of the year, even though it is struggling with high costs and compensation payments due to the controversial weed killer Roundup. The pharmaceutical company is raising
ABN AMRO had a good second quarter thanks to mortgage lending. The outlook for the Dutch economy for the rest of the year is favorable, according to the bank. ABN AMRO’s mortgage portfolio grew by 1.8 billion euros to 160 billion euros in April, May and June, the bank reports. The bank accounts for 18
Nederlanders omarmen het elektrisch rijden, maar de brandweer heeft veel meer moeite met het blussen van stekkerauto’s. Dat bleek ook recent weer bij enkele autobranden. Een elektrische auto blussen is tijdrovend en risicovol. Een echte oplossing voor de brandweer bestaat helaas nog niet. Het gebeurt regelmatig: een elektrische auto die in brand vliegt en chaos