The Rundown Rundown: Baidu is leaving Brazil, and more news around the world
Every day, LinkedIn publishes 10 Daily Rundowns, in 6 languages, around the world to get professionals up to speed. Here's a translated look at what each market is talking about today. The news team creates this digest for internal use; is this something you're interested in seeing? Let us know in the comments.
In reverse chronological order…
- Mexico’s President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he would invite U.S. President Donald Trump to his Dec. 1 inauguration.
- Consumers in Mexico say they are more confident about the future, according to Consumer Trust Index.
- Sales at Walmart Mexico, Mexico's biggest retailer, pick up in June.
- Boing beverage company will eliminate plastic straws from juice boxes and launch new packaging.
- Google Maps adds Taxify to its platform.
BRAZIL: Embraer shares fall 14%, World Cup scares shopkeepers, and more top news
- Embraer shares plunge 14.29% after announcement of joint venture with Boeing.
- World Cup Brazil matches amended with holiday on Monday worry shop owners.
- Chinese technology giant, Baidu is leaving Brazil.
- Brazilians have already paid R$ 1.2 trillion in taxes in 2018.
- Sebrae, an autonomous social service that boosts entrepreneurship in Brazil, is set to invest R$ 45M in funds that support innovative business.
U.S.: The US added 213,000 jobs in June, China hits back at trade tariffs, and more top news
- The U.S. added 213,000 jobs in June, according to the Labor Department’s latest jobs report, and the unemployment rate rose slightly from 3.8% to 4%.
- The U.S. implemented $34 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods; shortly after, China followed suit.
- Scott Pruitt, embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has resigned.
- Amazon will offer a holiday toy catalog, Bloomberg reports, which will be handed out to Whole Foods shoppers and mailed to “millions” of U.S. households.
- Credit Suisse has been fined $77 million by the Justice Department and the SEC in a settlement over claims it hired relatives of influential Chinese officials to curry favor.
CANADA: US and China impose trade tariffs, Quebec heatwave kills 33, and more top news
- The extreme heatwave that has gripped central and eastern Canada has killed 33 people in Quebec province.
FRANCE: 2018 World Cup betting skyrockets, there’s a teachers shortage to come, and more top news
- Fifa World Cup 2018 could generate €50 billion in bets.
- There’s a teachers shortage to come in France due to a lack of candidates.
- French agriculture production increased by 3.2% in 2017.
- France’s richest 500 wealth is worth €650 billion (30% of GDP).
- French government to launch a “Repairability index” to fight against planned obsolescence.
- Further escalation in trade conflict between USA and China: US tariffs valued at 34 billion $ go into effect, China plans to retaliate today
- EU Parliament votes against controversial internet copyright reform
- Thyssenkrupp CEO Hiesinger steps down – just days after huge fusion with indian steel corporation Tata
- Retailers Kaufhof and Karstadt might reach a merger agreement after all
- Generali sells all of its four million life insurance contracts to a liquidation company
U.K.: Train chaos continues for commuters, workers owed £1.44m in back pay, and more top news
- Almost three-quarters of Southern Rail trains were delayed or cancelled on Thursday, with warnings disruptions will continue today.
- Thousands of workers are owed a combined £1.4m in backpay, as more than 200 firms are named and shamed for failing to pay the national minimum wage.
- The High Street is on track for its worst year in at least a decade, according to new research.
- Salaries offered to new starters hit an almost three-year high last month, as employers struggle to find the right candidates.
- Four in 10 Brits have a ‘side hustle’, as workers worry about job security.
INDIA: Reliance's next wave of disruptions, UK court allows seizure of Mallya’s assets, and more top news
- Billionaire Mukesh Ambani unveiled Reliance Industries' plan of a "hybrid, online-to-offline new commerce platform." Besides, the company’s telecom arm Jio will launch an optical fibre-based broadband service.
- A London court has allowed search and seizure of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's UK assets.
- The Law Commission has recommended that gambling and betting on sports be legalised in the country.
- Women are grossly underrepresented in high-paying tech jobs like cloud engineering, blockchain, security, and data science, a Belong study shows.
- The government has its work cut out in meeting the August 15 deadline for Ayushman Bharat's rollout.
AUSTRALIA: Qantas trial uses your face as your passport, retail bounces back, and more top news
- Qantas is trialling a biometrics system that uses your face as your passport, starting this week at Sydney International Airport.
- The Australian Bureau of Statistics showed retail sales increased a modest 0.4% in May and 0.5% in April.
- Chinese company Huawei wants a ‘video referee’ to decide if it can work on Australia’s 5G network.
- Coles is dumping a Capilano honey blend containing Chinese and Argentine honey.
- The US summer box office is hitting sales records. Second quarter movie sales have reached $3.33 billion in revenue — the strongest quarter ever.
CHINA: ZTE nominated new executive board, up to 8 colors for new iPhone, and more top news
- ZTE nominated new executive board, in response to US sanction.
- Next generation of LCD iPhone could have up to 8 color options, and the 6.5 inch model will be equipped with dual sim card function, according Kuo Ming Chi, a famous Apple related industry analyst.
- Tencent banned usage of Watermelon Video, another short video service of Toutiao, on the WeChat subscription account platform.
- Yingke, a mainstream live video platform, will IPO in Hong Kong on July 12.
- J.P Morgan: China will buy 55% of world’s electric cars by 2025.
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6yI'm genuinely appreciating this Rundown Rundown. One of the things I've realized since being across the pond is how much I've been (negatively) influenced by getting most of my news from a US perspective. The Rundown Rundown gives me a localized look from each individual country. What's important to Brazil -- from a Brazilian perspective, etc. Moving away from the silo is increasingly important.