A surge of innovation that upended the mobile phone industry was unleashed by Apple Inc. ten years ago. And about to pull the same trick on Big Oil could be electric cars, with a little help from ride-hailing and self-driving… Read More ›
Day: September 22, 2017
S&P’s First China Downgrade Since 1999 Could Be Good News For Bulls
Chinese officials have even more motivation to keep financial markets stable after the credit assessor cut the nation’s rating less than a month before the start of a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress. China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Friday that S&P’s… Read More ›
Lufthansa in the lead to buy Air Berlin’s assets
Air Berlin’s board will take a final decision on the bidding process after October 11. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Lufthansa is likely to buy a large stake in insolvent rival Air Berlin; EasyJet is… Read More ›
Rio Tinto’s share buyback totals to $4 billion
The development comes in the wake of investors wanting greater return on investments from the world’s No. 2 miner. Cash-flush Rio Tinto has stated it would be buying back an additional $2.5 billion worth of its shares, in a… Read More ›
Trump Administration preparing grounds for tapping Afghanistan’s rare earth minerals
With Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani visiting the U.S. the two leaders vowed to defeat terrorism, the steep hurdle that has to be crossed before Afghanistan’s riches can be tapped. In a meeting in New York, U.S. President Donald Trump and… Read More ›