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Porsche increases EV targets, confirms 911 hybrid sports car
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Porsche increases EV targets, confirms 911 hybrid sports car

The all-electric Porsche Taycan Turbo. Source: Porsche AG DETROIT – As the all-electric Porsche Taycan sedan outsells the German carmaker’s iconic 911 sports car, the company is increasing its EV sales targets. It also plans to roll out a hybrid version of the 911. Porsche on Friday announced it expects 80% of its global sales […]

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Missile strikes near Ukraine’s western city Lviv; Biden to speak with China’s Xi
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Missile strikes near Ukraine’s western city Lviv; Biden to speak with China’s Xi

Missiles hit western city of Lviv Several missiles hit an aircraft repair center on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine, the city’s mayor said Friday. The attack suggests Russian forces are continuing to widen their attack. Many Ukrainians have fled their homes elsewhere in the country to the relative safety of Lviv. The city’s mayor, […]

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Nickel falls 12% to hit limit down again on London Metal Exchange
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Nickel falls 12% to hit limit down again on London Metal Exchange

Traders, brokers and clerks on the trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange in London, U.K., on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The benchmark three-month nickel contract fell 12% on Friday morning to hit a new trading limit, as heavy selling […]

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The 4 types of vacations that may be hard to book in 2022
Travel

The 4 types of vacations that may be hard to book in 2022

After two years of living with Covid-19, travelers are making big vacation plans again. But not every type of trip may be available this year, travel professionals said. That’s because many people postponed more ambitious vacations during the pandemic — in some cases two years in a row — leaving little room for new bookings […]

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Indian beauty company Nykaa looks to physical retail expansion to meet consumer demand for offline sales
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Indian beauty company Nykaa looks to physical retail expansion to meet consumer demand for offline sales

While Nykaa started as an e-commerce platform, founder and CEO Falguni Nayar is a “big believer” in physical retail and said there is demand from consumers. “The last two years have been very much impacted by Covid-19 and what it does to physical retail. However, we do believe that if you look at the math […]

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Putin’s next target may be Eastern Europe’s Moldova, analysts warn
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Putin’s next target may be Eastern Europe’s Moldova, analysts warn

Noul Neamt Monastery in Chitcani, Moldova, an area controlled by breakaway Transnistrian authorities. Pablo Bonfiglio | Moment | Getty Images Three weeks into the war in Ukraine, as Russia faces staunch and seemingly unexpected resistance on the ground, analysts have warned that President Vladimir Putin may be considering his next target: Moldova. A landlocked Eastern […]

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Here’s what Chinese state media is saying ahead of Xi’s call with Biden
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Here’s what Chinese state media is saying ahead of Xi’s call with Biden

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed China’s and U.S. flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters BEIJING — While Chinese state media have tacked away from primarily pro-Russian coverage of the war in Ukraine, one of the consistent messages remains: Blame the U.S. Chinese President Xi Jinping and […]

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Investor behavior in Europe is mirroring the market’s worst crises, new research shows
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Investor behavior in Europe is mirroring the market’s worst crises, new research shows

Traders from BGC, a global brokerage company in London’s Canary Wharf financial centre react as European stock markets open early June 24, 2016 after Britain voted to leave the European Union in the EU BREXIT referendum. Russell Boyce | Reuters LONDON — European fund flow patterns so far this year are emulating historical crisis periods […]

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Indian beauty company Nykaa looks to physical retail expansion to meet consumer demand for offline sales
World

Indian beauty company Nykka looks to physical retail expansion to meet consumer demand for offline sales

While Nykka started as an e-commerce platform, founder and CEO Falguni Nayar is a “big believer” in physical retail and said there is demand from consumers. “The last two years have been very much impacted by Covid-19 and what it does to physical retail. However, we do believe that if you look at the math […]

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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng falls more than 2% as volatile week continues; Biden and Xi set to speak
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng falls more than 2% as volatile week continues; Biden and Xi set to speak

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Friday morning trade as the Bank of Japan held steady on monetary policy. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 2.55% in morning trade as shares of Chinese tech titan Tencent slipped more than 4%. The benchmark index has had a volatile week so far, seeing big losses […]

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