Boeing’s standards ‘progressively declining’ – top airline boss — RT Business News

Boeing’s standards ‘progressively declining’ – top airline boss — RT Business News

Source link The US company has prioritized financial performance over engineering excellence, according to Tim Clark US aerospace giant Boeing is in the “last chance saloon” in light of the long decline in the company’s manufacturing performance, Tim Clark, the head of Emirates Airline, has said. One of the most high-profile figures in aviation, Clark […]

German spies tracking former boss – media — RT World News

German spies tracking former boss – media — RT World News

Source link Hans-Georg Maassen has denied accusations of right-wing extremism, suggesting he is being persecuted for political reasons The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, has placed its former president Hans-Georg Maassen under surveillance, suspecting him of ties to the country’s far right, local media reported. According to […]

Electric cars will not dominate global market – Toyota boss  — RT Business News

Electric cars will not dominate global market – Toyota boss  — RT Business News

Source link Drivers rather than regulators or politicians should decide which vehicles they choose, Akio Toyoda has said Electric vehicles (EVs) will never dominate the market and consumers should not be forced to buy them, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda stated in comments published on the company’s website on Tuesday. Battery-powered vehicles will only ever reach […]

‘Worthless’ Bitcoin a tool for criminals – JPMorgan boss — RT Business News

‘Worthless’ Bitcoin a tool for criminals – JPMorgan boss — RT Business News

Source link Cryptocurrencies facilitate illegal activities such as money laundering, according to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, who has insisted that digital assets should be banned. Dimon once again attacked the top cryptocurrency this week, calling Bitcoin “worthless” and saying he still isn’t buying into the hype surrounding the crypto. “I’ve always said that Bitcoin doesn’t have value,” […]

More forests planted than cut down in Russia – industry boss — RT Business News

More forests planted than cut down in Russia – industry boss — RT Business News

Source link Timber exports to China will not lead to deforestation in Siberia, the forestry agency has assured Russia will not lose its Siberian taiga due to timber exports to China, as more trees are planted than cut, the forestry authority has announced. In an interview on Wednesday, Ivan Sovetnikov, the head of Russia’s Federal […]

Era of cheap energy over – Germany’s grid agency boss — RT Business News

Era of cheap energy over – Germany’s grid agency boss — RT Business News

Source link Households in Germany will continue to struggle with high electricity and heating costs amid the cost-of-living crisis, Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday, citing the country’s Federal Network Agency. The warning comes despite the recent fall in household energy prices, which have decreased 4.5% this year up to November 2023. “The era of cheap […]

Crypto pressure on Russians will increase – ex-Binance boss — RT Business News

Crypto pressure on Russians will increase – ex-Binance boss — RT Business News

Source link US regulators are expected to crack down despite the exchange’s exit from Russia, says Vladimir Smerkis Vladimir Smerkis, the former chief executive of Binance in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), has cautioned that the United States will persist in applying sanctions pressure on Russian cryptocurrency users. In September, Binance, the world’s leading […]

African broadcasting union boss explains cooperation with RT — RT Africa

African broadcasting union boss explains cooperation with RT — RT Africa

Source link The two parties have signed an agreement that paves the way for deeper cooperation The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) and RT have signed a memorandum envisioning cooperation between the channel and the professional body, which brings together some 53 broadcasters from across the continent. The president of the AUB, Gregoire Ndjaka, spoke […]

Shut crypto down – JPMorgan boss — RT Business News

Shut crypto down – JPMorgan boss — RT Business News

Source link Digital assets facilitate illegal activities and should be banned, Jamie Dimon says Cryptocurrencies should be outlawed, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said at the US Senate Banking Committee’s annual Wall Street oversight hearing on Wednesday. According to Dimon, who has a long history of criticizing digital currencies, the “only true use case” for cryptocurrencies […]

Influential Russian oil boss takes aim at Finance Ministry — RT Business News

Influential Russian oil boss takes aim at Finance Ministry — RT Business News

Source link The head of Russian oil major Rosneft, Igor Sechin, has criticized the Finance Ministry’s tax policy, which he claims provoked a crisis in the domestic fuel market. He also took aim at the country’s Central Bank for a lack of “reliable” routes for cross-border payments in various currencies and for a series of […]

Russia to discuss switching to Asia – football boss — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Russia to discuss switching to Asia – football boss — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Source link Sanctioned Russian football is looking East and weighing its options as next year’s season approaches The Russian Football Union (RFU) is to make a decision on a possible switch from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) by the end of December, according to the union’s president, […]