Europe

03 Dec Deliveroo CEO says Covid has accelerated adoption of takeaway apps

Deliveroo CEO Will Shu.Aurelien Morissard | IP3 | Getty ImagesLONDON — The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online food delivery apps by two to three years, according to the chief executive of takeaway app Deliveroo."Our initial analysis suggests that Covid-19 has accelerated consumer...

03 Dec Talks resume over oil production cuts amid Covid crisis

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud speaks via video link during a virtual emergency meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC countries, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 9, 2020.Saudi Press Agency | ReutersLONDON — OPEC...

03 Dec Researchers hope sensor-based system can help farms detect ammonia

linephoto | E+ | Getty ImagesA team in Denmark has developed a sensor-based system which could help to tackle air pollution by detecting ammonia and other gases emanating from the agriculture sector.Alongside chemical engineers and chemists, researchers from Aarhus University and the Technical University of...

02 Dec Slack co-founder Cal Henderson was a WFH skeptic until pandemic hit

Slack co-founder and CTO Cal HendersonSource: SlackLONDON — Slack co-founder and chief technology officer Cal Henderson said Wednesday that he had his doubts about whether companies could work from home before the coronavirus pandemic.  "I was definitely a remote work, like fully distributed work, skeptic...

02 Dec Goldman Sachs says copper prices could soon test record highs

The smelter is melting copper on July 23, 2020 in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.TPG | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Analysts at Goldman Sachs believe copper prices could soon test their existing record highs, saying the bull run for the industrial metal is now...

02 Dec EU proposes a plan to revive U.S. ties and work with Biden

02 Dec Arm CEO Simon Segars expects regulators to look closely at Nvidia deal

Simon Segars, chief executive officer of ARM Holdings Plc,Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — Arm Holdings CEO Simon Segars told CNBC that he expects regulators to "take a good look" at the company's deal with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia.Nvidia announced Sep. 13 that it...

02 Dec Delay in vaccine rollout is the top economic risk, ECB Stournaras

Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras delivers a speech during a meeting of the bank's shareholders.ANGELOS TZORTZINIS | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — A potential delay to the distribution of coronavirus vaccines is the biggest risk facing the economic recovery in the euro zone, a...

01 Dec Tesla exec leaves to help Polymateria combat plastic crisis

Rubbish floating in Naifaru Harbour, Maldives, Indian Ocean.Rosemary Calvert | Getty ImagesLONDON — A Tesla executive has left the electric car company and joined a London start-up that's aiming to address the world's plastic problem with a new chemical additive.Steven Altmann-Richer, who led public policy...

01 Dec Eurogroup approves changes to ESM bailout fund

Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe, on the screen, speaks during an online news conference following an Eurogroup video conference.FRANCISCO SECO | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — Euro zone finance ministers have agreed to strengthen the region's crisis bailout fund — a long-awaited step that addresses how...