Electricity producers across the energy spectrum, have come together and have stated to the Trump Administration that it should drop its proposal of propping up ageing coal power plants. In a surprising development, industries that rarely see eye to tight,… Read More ›
Month: October 2017
Toshiba Corp taking steps to mitigate the eventuality of delay in clearance of its divestment in its NAND memory business
A delay could trigger its delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Tuesday, Toshiba Corp’s Chief Executive disclosed that the conglomerate is looking at various scenarios, including its inability to complete the $18 billion sale of its prized NAND memory… Read More ›
Demand for oil in Southeast Asia to continue to rise upto 2040: IEA
Here’s the forecast by the International Energy Agency for fossil fuels, including oil, gas and coal for Southeast Asia upto 2040. On Tuesday, the International Energy Agency forecast that the demand for crude oil in Southeast Asian is likely to… Read More ›
Upcoming rules under EU’s MiFID II regime to bring about level playing field for asset managers
Paying 3000 pounds for an hour’s chat with a “rock star” analyst to be a thing of the past. On Monday, as per a thinktank’s findings, banks which charge thousands of pounds for briefings from top analysts typically exemplify an… Read More ›
Target Corp gears up for the crucial U.S. holiday shopping season
A strong labor market as well as a the increase propensity of U.S. consumers to shop online is likely to make the coming holiday shopping season fantastic; industry surveys have also forecast a strong sales growth in this year’s holiday… Read More ›
Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd agree to cost cutting measures for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The move is not only in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to shift manufacturing back to the United States but also has material cost savings factored in it. On Monday, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and Boeing… Read More ›
New Research Suggests That Economic Hypergrowth Could Result Due To Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a significant influence on everyday life, from Amazon’s Alexa learning which restaurants its users like, to Apple’s iPhone predicting the next word in a text message. What happens to economic growth if artificial intelligence starts generating… Read More ›
Trump Official Says China’s Slow Reform Disappointed The U.S.
Ratcheting up the pressure on the world’s second-largest economy ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to China next month, the U.S. has been disappointed this year at China’s lack of progress in pursuing market-oriented reforms, said a senior administration official…. Read More ›
Fourth-Quarter Uncertainty Signaled By Top Oilfield Services
Activity could improve in the longer term as the global crude market comes into balance, said the world’s top two oilfield service firms on Friday but warned that weakness in offshore exploration and slower producer spending may weigh on current-quarter… Read More ›
Traders Operating In Europe Should Be Ready To Give Up Their Passport Number
Traders of any European asset class would be forced to hand over personal identification such as passport numbers to every venue they trade on due to a seldom-discussed aspect of the looming MiFID II laws which is a potentially a recipe… Read More ›