Porsche saw its global car sales fall by 6 percent in the first half of this year compared to a year earlier. Sales in North America rose to a record high, but those in China fell sharply. The German car manufacturer sold 146,391 cars in the first half of this year. That was 155,945 in […]
The fourteen countries that were informed about US import duties on Monday want to sit down with the US. US President Donald Trump is keeping the door open for new negotiations. Fourteen predominantly Asian countries received a letter on Monday containing a notification about the US import duties. The announced duties range from 20 to
Ondanks de wereldwijde onrust blijft het Nederlandse beleid de grootste bedreiging voor de prijzen aan de pomp. De prijzen stegen vorige maand door de oorlog in Iran en dalen nu alweer, doordat OPEC-landen een groter dan verwachte verhoging van de olieproductie aankondigden. “Aan de pomp zal de benzineprijs deze zomer zo’n beetje blijven schommelen rond
Fiber optic has overtaken Ziggo’s coaxial cable, according to figures from the regulator ACM. Since the beginning of this year, more internet subscriptions have been active via the fiber optic networks of, for example, KPN, DELTA and Open Dutch Fiber than via Ziggo’s cable network. More and more households are gaining access to fiber optic.
At Achmea, around 250 jobs will disappear in the coming years because the insurance group will reduce work on pensions. The company sees little future in this department with the arrival of the new Pension Act. Achmea has around twenty pension funds as a customer. The company does the administration, communication and other control work
Dutch hotels, shops, and restaurants that serve customers from outside the European Union must pay a portion of the bill to Visa or Mastercard if the customer pays with such a card. The MIFC Foundation believes this is unjustified and is therefore taking the matter to court. From 1992, Dutch companies paid up to 2
Netbeheerders hebben in de zomer veel moeite om het grote aanbod van zonnestroom te verwerken. In de winter is de vraag naar elektriciteit juist erg hoog. Dat zorgt op steeds meer plekken voor problemen. Daardoor liggen stroomonderbrekingen op de loer. In “zeer uitzonderlijke situaties” kan Enexis komende winter gedwongen worden om de elektriciteit uit te
The United States has imposed a 25 percent import tariff on goods from Japan and South Korea. US President Donald Trump announced this on Monday. The import tariffs will take effect on August 1. Trump previously said that ten to twelve countries would receive a letter about the import tariffs on Monday. These are reciprocal
Autoconcern Mercedes-Benz has sold 9 percent fewer cars in the second quarter than in the same period a year earlier. Demand in the United States and China, in particular, lagged behind. This has to do with the American import duties. Mercedes-Benz sold 453,700 cars worldwide, the company reported on Monday. Sales in the US fell
Webshop company Wehkamp is cutting approximately 10 percent of its jobs. The company has been struggling with deep red figures for years. At Wehkamp, 103 out of 1,100 jobs will disappear, the webshop reported on Monday. The layoffs will occur at the head office in Zwolle and at the office of the company’s own clothing