In a deal that values the owners of English soccer champions Manchester City at $4.8 billion, private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to make a $500 million equity investment into the Premier League club. Silver Lake will have a… Read More ›
Month: November 2019
Trade deal with UK to be a priority post-Brexit: Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier, the European Union’s Brexit negotiator, has told EU lawmakers that he will make Britain’s new trade deal with the EU a priority after Brexit, said a report from the Financial Times citing sources briefed on a closed-door meeting…. Read More ›
Great Debut Made By Alibaba At Hong Kong Stock Exchange
One of China’s most prominent tech companies Alibaba Group recorded strong debut at the Hong Kong stock exchange as its shares rose by almost 7 per cent. At the end of the first day of trading the stocks of the… Read More ›
Fitch Predicts Drop In 2019 Global Car Sale To Be Greater Than 2008 Recession
The fall in growth of demand for cars in the crucial markets of the United States and China will result in the global rate of growth of the car industry dropping to its most year-on-year in 2019 since the global… Read More ›
US Trade Curb Fears Force US Chip-Tech Group To Shift Base To Switzerland
Concern arising out of the possible US trade curbs has forced several foreign members of a United States-based foundation urged moving it form the US to Switzerland. The foundation called RISC-V Foundation that oversees promising semiconductor technology developed with Pentagon… Read More ›
One Of The Largest Brokerage Firms To Be Created By Acquisition Of TD Ameritrade By Charles Schwab
A new brokerage giant will be created by the merger of Charles Schwab Corp and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp with the former acquiring the later in an all-stock deal that has been valued by the companies at $26 billion. The… Read More ›
New Consumer Staples For Chinese Consumers Are Luxury Goods, Says Funds Manager
According to Raphael Pitoun, portfolio manager at CQS New City Equity The new consumer “staples” for Chinese consumers are luxury goods. The experience that LVMH has gained from establishing the Bulgari brand internationally will help the company in leveraging the… Read More ›
Top U.S. China trade negotiators hold phone call on preliminary phase one deal
On Tuesday, as per a statement from China’s Commerce Ministry, top trade negotiators from the United States and China have held a phone call to try and hammer out a preliminary “phase one” trade deal. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He… Read More ›
China’s rare exports to the U.S. surge by 21.7% to 477T in October 2019
Data from China’s General Administration of Customs data showed, exports of rare earth magnets to the United States have surged by 21.7% month on month to 477 tonnes in October 2019, to touch their highest level since 2016. U.S.-bound shipments… Read More ›
Apple to expand operations in India: Indian Information Technology minister
In a statement, India’s information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad disclosed, Apple Inc will be expanding its operations in the country. Salcomp, one of Apple’s suppliers, plans on opening a plant near Chennai in southern India. Salcomp, which makes components… Read More ›