Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired a confidant due to declining sales figures and reduced popularity of Tesla, reports business magazine Forbes. This concerns Omead Afshar, head of operations in the United States and Europe. Afshar started as an engineer at Tesla in 2011 and became one of Musk’s confidants. In October last year, he […]
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly increased in May as the country experienced its largest export decline since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It is a setback for President Donald Trump, who sees the trade deficit as a problem and wants to combat it. The trade deficit in goods rose in May from $87.6 billion
According to Theo E.’s lawyers, Frits van Eerd deliberately chose to finance his hobbies with Jumbo’s money. E. never tempted him to do so, so there is no question of bribery, his defense argued on Thursday. According to his lawyer Christian Flokstra, E. simply wanted to make money. He didn’t care whether Van Eerd paid
Among migrants in the Netherlands, there is a lot of untapped labor potential. This is according to the Advisory Council on Migration, which believes that potentially 331,000 migrants could find a job in the Dutch labor market. The advisory body looked at what percentage of migrants have a job and what percentage of Dutch people
好的，这是提取、翻译后的结果： The Consumers’ Association is launching a mass claim against hotel booking site Booking.com. According to the advocacy organization, Dutch people have been disadvantaged for a total of hundreds of millions of euros. Many people are already signing up for the claim case on Thursday morning, causing the Consumers’ Association’s site to go offline regularly.
Chocolate manufacturer Mars wants to take over Pringles’ parent company, Kellanova. However, the European Commission (EC) is concerned that Mars will gain too much power as a result and significantly increase its prices. Therefore, Brussels wants to investigate the consequences of the deal before granting approval. This is one of the largest acquisitions in the
The dating app Bumble is cutting nearly one-third of its jobs again. Founder Whitney Wolfe aims to reorganize the struggling app and prevent its downfall. The American company is eliminating approximately 240 jobs worldwide, about 30 percent of its workforce. Bumble expects to save up to $40 million (34 million euros) annually with this move.
Ground staff at KLM are not allowed to strike for 24 hours at Schiphol on Saturday. That is what the court in Haarlem ruled on Wednesday. According to the judge, the strike is too intrusive because of the safety problems that could arise at Schiphol. Unions FNV and CNV announced the action at Schiphol to
Accountancy firms Deloitte, PWC and EY are fined for millions of exam fraud. The American regulator PCAOB has imposed a fine of $ 2.5 million (around 2.15 million euros) Deloitte and PWC on a fine of 3 million dollars (around 2.6 million euros). According to the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), which worked
The United States imported significantly fewer goods in April. This is mainly due to the import duties that US President Donald Trump announced in early April. US imports decreased by 20 percent in April compared to March, according to the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) in its World Trade Monitor. Compared to the