Earnings rose 35% last year, boosted by strong household demand supported by government cash transfers during the pandemic, according to data released by the US Department of Commerce. In all four quarters of the year, total profit margins remained above 13%, a level last seen about 70 years ago.
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March turned out to be a good month for technology companies in the US stock market — the Nasdaq index after a bad start to the year has noticeably added. Since the middle of the month, there has been a rally in Tesla shares, which are again worth more than $1,000 a share.
Starting March 14, Tesla shares resumed their growth. The stock rose 42% from $766 to $1,095 on the March 30 trading day. The company’s shares last reached such values in early January.
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According to a YouGov poll conducted in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, the net level of support for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union was 22.25% (net level of support is the difference between the share of those who are in favor and the share of those who are against). The most negative attitude towards the idea of Ukraine’s accession to the EU was in France (net support — 12%), the most positive — in Spain (46%)
Of the other EU candidate countries, public opinion is more favorable towards Montenegro (+7.75%) and North Macedonia (+5.25%). EU residents do not want to see Albania as part of the EU (-1.75%), they also do not want Serbia (-4.75%), and they do not want Turkey at all (-32.25%)
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Yandex announced that Elena Bunina, CEO of the company, is leaving her position. Artem Savinovsky has been appointed acting CEO.
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Antigua and Barbuda offered Britain to confiscate Abramovich’s yachts. Authorities on an island nation in the Caribbean, where two ships believed to be linked to the businessman are moored, say a request from London is needed to confiscate. Abramovich added to UK sanctions list
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Scientists have developed magnetic slime. Under the influence of an external magnet, the flexible robot can take on a variety of shapes, move on any surface and penetrate even the narrowest places. Researchers are still studying the properties of the created material and hope that in the future it will be possible to make a full-fledged robot from it, which is suitable for use in medicine.
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Eastern Europe and Italy are most affected by the concentration of fine particles and the effects of fuel combustion. These are the data of the European Environment Agency (EEA), which notes that, in general, high air pollution with small particles is recorded in the EU.
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The Council of Europe has established a year of Ukrainian culture. As part of it, Ukraine will receive support for the preservation and development of cultural heritage. According to Italian Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini, all possible technical and legal instruments within the framework of conventions in the field of culture will be used for this.
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A Japanese flying motorcycle flew over a packed stadium. A hoverbike called XTurismo was created by the Japanese company A.L.I. technologies. Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Tsuyoshi Shinjo flew it for the first time over a packed stadium.
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In 2022, Azerbaijan will increase gas supplies to Italy, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports.
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Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the Latvian version of Delfi in Russian. Access is restricted by decision of the prosecutor’s office. Earlier, Roskomnadzor restricted access to the Lithuanian version of the Baltic portal in three languages - Lithuanian, Russian and Polish
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Since the beginning of April, natural gas from Russia has ceased to flow to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Uldis Bariss, head of the operator of the Latvian gas transmission system Conexus Baltic Grid (Conexus), said, Jauns reports. The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced the decision to completely refuse Russian gas supplies because of the desire to maintain energy independence.
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Britain has announced plans to build seven nuclear power plants by 2050. This is necessary to strengthen the energy independence of the country.
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The Italian Coast Guard Service of the city of Imperia arrested the New Vogue yacht, worth more than 3.3 million euros, owned by Russian persons. The decision to arrest was made by the Imperial Public Prosecutor’s Office after an intensive forensic and police investigation that began in early March. During this time, a yacht more than 30 meters long was under surveillance.
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The Irish manufacturer of paper packaging Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, the largest in this segment in Europe, plans to sell its business in Russia, the administration of the Leningrad Region reports in a telegram channel.
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Azerbaijani gas supplies to Italy in 2022 under long-term and spot contracts will amount to 9.5 billion cubic meters, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said.
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15 of the world’s largest publishing houses of scientific journals have suspended the sale of products and services for scientific organizations in Russia and Belarus. Among them: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, Springer Nature, ACS Publications and others. At the same time, the publishing houses of Russian and Belarusian scientists themselves will continue to publish their articles.
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In Sri Lanka, amid protests, absolutely all social networks were turned off. Local residents are protesting due to the economic crisis and lack of fuel. The authorities have declared a state of emergency and a curfew.
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City of London police have visited an Oxford special school student who is suspected of leading the Lapsus$ hacker group. She claimed responsibility for attacks on technology companies like Microsoft, Nvidia and Okta. The 16-year-old himself allegedly earned $14 million in bitcoins with the help of hacks.
The guy was hiding under the nickname «White», the name of the teenager is not disclosed for legal reasons, but his father has already managed to talk to reporters and promised to forbid his son to sit at the computer.
“I always thought he was playing games,” the man said.
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Russian Prime Minister Mishustin signed a decree on the allocation of 20 billion rubles to provide loans to industrial enterprises that are engaged in products that can replace foreign counterparts.
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In Kazakhstan, counterintelligence officers have detained a «foreign intelligence agent» who was plotting an assassination attempt on President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the country’s National Security Committee (KNB) said in a statement.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on the Pakistani President to dissolve parliament. According to AFP, the opposition was supposed to express no confidence in Imran Khan today at today’s parliament meeting, which was supposed to take place at 11:30, but according to the latest reports, was cancelled.
The Pakistani president has dissolved the country’s parliament.
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The supreme leader of the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, issued a decree banning poppy cultivation throughout Afghanistan.
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Tesla delivered a record 310,048 vehicles in the first quarter of 2022. The head of the automaker Elon Musk called this quarter «exceptionally difficult»
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The new leader of Spain’s largest opposition center-right People’s Party has been elected. They became the head of the government of the autonomous community of Galicia, Alberto Nunez Feijoo.
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Inflation in Italy hit a 32-year-old record. According to preliminary data from the National Institute of Statistics (Istat), consumer price growth in the country accelerated by 6.7% in March, the highest rate since 1990. Thus, energy carriers have risen in price by almost 53% over the year, fresh food — by 8%.
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Spanish freight carriers have suspended an indefinite strike. It lasted 20 days and ended on Saturday, according to the EFE agency.
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Scientists from Chicago have developed a new method for the production of materials that can replace human tissue — printing from bio-ink, made from dense and flake-like microgels and living cells.
Due to the special properties of bioink, it is possible to create bioconstructions saturated with cells that are able to deform and self-repair. Structures with programmed and controlled shape changes can better mimic the body’s natural developmental processes. The printed «pieces» can then be stitched together using UV light. Researchers have already made a test sample — cartilage-like tissue
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