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Economics

Network manager sees queue for power connection continuing to grow

Bij Enexis staan momenteel zo’n 9.000 bedrijven op de wachtlijst voor een stroomaansluiting. Dat zijn er ruim duizend meer dan vorig jaar. Ook waarschuwt de netbeheerder dat de kans op storingen groeit door overbelasting van het stroomnet. Dit komt doordat de wachtrij Enexis ertoe aanzet het elektriciteitsnet nog zwaarder te belasten dan het al deed. […]

Economics

Tesla sees profit fall hard and expects ‘some spicy quarters’

Car builder Tesla saw his win in the second quarter sharply shrink due to falling car sales. Owner Elon Musk expects that the coming quarters will also be difficult, among other things due to the policy of his former friend Donald Trump. For example, the President wants to support electric driving less, while Tesla only

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European leaders to Beijing: ‘China is not going to listen to the EU’

China and the European Union meet today to discuss their relationship. They want a lot from each other, but leading up to the meeting, they have mainly argued. The chance of an agreement is therefore small. Now that the economic relationship with the United States is strained, China wants to show that it wants to

Economics

Despite worldwide unrest, pension funds are better off

Nederlandse pensioenfondsen hebben hun vermogen de afgelopen maanden zien toenemen, ondanks de onrust op financiƫle markten en het geweld in het Midden-Oosten. Dat blijkt uit cijfers die vijf grote fondsen donderdag publiceren. De toename kan goed nieuws zijn voor pensioenen. Een eventuele verhoging van de pensioenen hangt nauw samen met de dekkingsgraad. Die geeft aan

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American fast food chain Taco Bell declared bankrupt in the Netherlands

The Dutch branch of fast-food chain Taco Bell has been declared bankrupt by the court in Rotterdam. The originally American company serves Mexican food and had ten locations in our country, including in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, and Utrecht. This concerns the company T Bello Netherlands, which is owned by the British company MSHA. T Bello

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US and Japan conclude trade agreement with import tariffs of 15 percent

The US has once again concluded a trade agreement, this time with Japan. It is President Donald Trump’s fifth agreement since he introduced global import duties at the beginning of April. Previously, the Americans concluded deals with the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China. The US and Japan have agreed on a 15 percent levy

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KPN has installed fiber optic in two thirds of all Dutch homes

KPN has already installed fiber optics in two out of three Dutch homes, the company reported on Wednesday during the presentation of its quarterly figures. The telecom company aims to connect 80 percent of all homes to its fiber optic network by the end of next year. A fiber optic cable from KPN or Glaspoort

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Dip in absenteeism shifts with holiday peaks

As more and more people choose to go on holiday in April or May – depending on when the May holiday falls – the traditional dip in absenteeism is also shifting. This is what occupational health services ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare are reporting. According to the occupational health services, absenteeism in June was stable. Slightly more

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Microsoft warns: Chinese hackers abuse great leak in SharePoint

There is a major vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint software. Many companies and governments use this software for purposes such as sharing files. Microsoft points out that Chinese hackers are exploiting the vulnerability to steal sensitive files. According to Microsoft in a blog post, the Chinese hacker groups Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 are exploiting

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