In order to accelerate dealmaking and lessen the country’s dependence on oil, Saudi Arabia is boosting the firepower of its sovereign wealth fund. Increasing its existing assets by about 17 percent, the SPA official news agency said that the Public… Read More ›
Day: November 30, 2016
Populism has Weakened European Integration, says ECB’s Draghi
ECB President Mario Draghi said in an interview published on Wednesday that the spread of populist movements is threatening European integration and efforts to find joint responses to immigration, security and other shared concerns. EU citizens’ main worries were “now immigration,… Read More ›
VW inches to a final agreement with U.S. regulators and lawyers representing car owners
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer has scheduled the next hearing for Dec 16. The current hearing has been postponed since “may produce a resolution of the outstanding issues.” In a development that could add additional pressure to embattled auto maker… Read More ›
Trump presides over Carrier to retain 1000 manufacturing jobs in its U.S. plant
Although the move by Carrier to keep nearly 1000 manufacturing jobs at its AC plant in Indianapolis will boost the local economy, the economics of such a decision needs to be studied since this could lead to significant price rise… Read More ›
U.S Supermarket chain Albertsons in advanced talks with NY-based Grocery Store Price Chopper
If the deal goes through, Albertsons will significantly boost its presence in the U.S. Northeast where Price Chopper already has market presence. The move could help Albertsons fight off online retail giants such as ALDI Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart… Read More ›