News about stock markets, high-speed rail, deposit return system, Schiphol, and weather (Friday, August 28)

Nvidia and Salesforce caused higher stock markets in the United States. The Nasdaq rose especially. In Europe, stock markets mostly closed slightly lower on Thursday. Nvidia reported strong figures again. The company also has nearly 300 billion dollars in purchase commitments. According to NOS, Nvidia also helps customers with money for expensive AI chips.

Part of the high-speed rail line will remain closed longer in 2028 and 2029. ProRail reports work between Hoofddorp and Rotterdam in 2028. That will take over three and a half months. In 2029, there will be an additional fifty days of work at the viaduct in Rijpwetering. According to ProRail, the recovery is more difficult than expected.

Verpact also expects to collect too few deposit return packaging items this year. The standard is 90 percent. For bottles, Verpact expects 77 to 81 percent. For cans, the organization expects 85 to 89 percent. Verpact placed additional return points and started campaigns with prizes and a lottery.

Trade unions continue with new actions by security guards at Schiphol (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol). This happened after a first meeting with the airport. Travelers had to expect longer waiting times on Tuesday and Wednesday. These were caused by work stoppages of security guards at security checks.

EUMETSAT has launched a weather satellite again for Europe and Africa. It is the second satellite of this generation. According to the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), it sends images every 2.5 minutes. It also detects thunderstorms approaching more quickly. The satellite departed from French Guiana. Data is expected to arrive in about half a year.