China has been struggling with overcapacity, especially in the steel sector. The European Commission has announced that it could change the way it calculates unfair subsidies and dumping in response to China’s demand that it be treated like a normal… Read More ›
Day: July 20, 2016
1st quarter profits have beaten analysts’ expectations – VW
Improvement in the European car market has helped the company’s bottom line. Despite being hit by diesel emission scandal, Volkswagen’s first quarter results have beaten analysts’ expectations. Europe’s biggest car manufacturer achieved this admirable feat by strategic cost cutting. Rising… Read More ›
Unilever set to acquire Dollar Shave Club
Although this deal will increase Unilever’s footprint in the personal care product sector, it will also inherit Gillette’s lawsuit against Dollar Shave Club. In a strategic development in the corporate sector, Unilever Plc is all set to acquire Dollar Shave… Read More ›
$20 Million Raised by Start-up Developing Keyhole Surgery Robot
Backed by European automation giant ABB, $20.3 billion was raised by a start-up creating robots to assist surgeons in carrying out keyhole surgery. A surgeon is allowed to operate by only making a tiny incision rather than a large opening… Read More ›
Return to Global Markets being Explored by Iran After 14 Year Hiatus
A year after a historic nuclear deal that offered it a route out of isolation Iran is seeking to finance an economic recovery by exploring a return to international debt markets for the first time since 2002. In a step… Read More ›
United Airlines to spend $2 billion for share buyback program
This strategic is aimed at boost investor’s value among other measures adopted by United’s board. United Continental Holdings Inc. has disclosed that it has allocated $2 billion dollars for buying back its shares. The move is the latest attempt by… Read More ›
Investors sue Chesapeake Energy Corp for rigging oil and natural gas leases
Tom Ward, the former CEO of SandRidge has also been sued. This lawsuit could potentially impact his new venture – Tapstone Energy. Investors who had erstwhile sold natural gas and oil land leases to now bankrupt SandRidge Energy Corp and… Read More ›
General Electric to invest $500 million in 2016 in industrial IoT
GE plans on capitalizing on IoT for improved industrial efficiency. According to an executive from General Electric, the company is set to make a savings of $500 million in 2016 by using industrial internet applications. During a press conference in… Read More ›