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Indian Film Industry Takes a $1B Hit at the Box Office

August 21, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

MUMBAI, India—Box office receipts—which determine a film’s success or failure based on cinema occupancy and ticket sales—did not see a rise in cumulative collections for the first time in five years. Trade analysts had projected a total earning of Rs […]

An Interview with Al Williams of BK Global Luxury Car Limo Service

August 21, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks What inspired you to become an entrepreneur? I started my career as an executive in the record industry. I was able to gain success by always being ahead of the trends. But, the experience forced me to […]

Small Irish Pubs Face Extinction Under Lockdown Extensions

August 21, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Ireland’s government won’t be reopening the country as planned, and many small pub owners say the delay will cost them their businesses. While non-essential retail shops have been trading for weeks, small pubs are still closed due to coronavirus restrictions. […]

Apple’s Value Lights Up as it Hits $2 Trillion

August 21, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Investing $10,000 in Apple stock 20 years ago would have made you a multimillionaire by now. The California-based technology company became the first publicly traded U.S. company to surpass $2 trillion in valuation Wednesday. It doubled its value in just […]

Modi’s Plan to Compete With China: Coding in Schools

August 20, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to make India one of the world’s leaders in research. And one way he wants to get there: more coding in schools. India wants to take advantage of China’s trade war with the U.S. […]

India’s Textile Hubs Reel as Laborers Stuck Home

August 20, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

CHENNAI, India—The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu produces madras cotton, the world-famous textile popular in 18th century Europe and the post-World War United States. Celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Jessica Simpson have been spotted in madras, with its […]

Young Indians Propelling Private Space Tech

August 20, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Anirudh Sharma, an alumnus of relatively new private university Lovely Professional University, was 19 years old when he began working on a satellite project. The year was 2017, and he and a small team of friends had been brainstorming about […]

New World Bank Boss: Less Chat, More Results

August 18, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The World Bank is streamlining to focus on measurable results, said World Bank President David Malpass. It could be the start of a profound shift for an organization with offices in more than 100 countries known more for attending conferences […]

Jobs Boost: Unemployment Claims Plunge 20%

August 18, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

New unemployment claims fell below one million for the first time since March last week, a sign of a national revival after months of COVID-19 related joblessness for tens of millions of Americans. During the week ending August 8, about […]

Gaming network pioneer G4 looks to mount a 2021 comeback

August 13, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

If you thought Mike Tyson had the biggest comeback of 2020, you were mistaken. During the 2020 virtual San Diego Comic Con event in July, former 24/7 video-game TV network G4 announced that it is returning with a relaunch in […]

Biden wants to up the capital gains tax. Here’s what that could mean for businesses

August 12, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposal to target high-income investors could limit investment in new businesses and asset selloffs. Currently, the long-term capital gains tax rate for incomes above $400,000 is 20% (specifically, that’s $496,600 for married filing jointly, $441,550 […]

Israel set to send natural gas to Europe

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Israel and Europe will proceed with a natural gas pipeline that will carry Israeli gas to European customers, after the Israeli government ratified the agreement. Partner countries Greece and Cyprus have already approved the project. The Eastern Mediterranean, or EastMed, […]

From nursery rhymes to a multi-million-dollar enterprise

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Encantos Media Studios, a children’s education company and a multicultural trove of free resources, interactive books and educational activities inspired by Latino nursery rhymes, was recognized as one of 19 media start-ups that top venture capitalists expect to succeed during […]

VPN use expected to rise after Donald Trump threatens TikTok and WeChat

August 10, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The use of virtual private networks is projected to grow in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively banning the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat. The federal government is reacting to reports that the apps harvest vast amounts of […]

Ford to install racing enthusiast as new CEO

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Jim Farley spends his free time behind the wheel of a 1965 Ford GT40, the car that snatched three consecutive victories at Le Mans from team Ferrari in the early 1960s. And after years of declining sales and slumping stock […]

Dutch company claims its ‘flying car’ will be the 1st to hit the road

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A Dutch company’s effort to build what it calls the world’s first commercially marketed production model of a “flying car” could obtain permission to use it on roads in the Netherlands in August. The car, named the PAL-V Liberty, is […]