US tech giant Microsoft Corp beat analysts’ estimates for the latest completed quarter because of a slight re-acceleration of its cloud computing business and winning of new users for its Teams messaging and collaboration software with an increasing trend of… Read More ›
Day: October 28, 2020
Stage Set For Blockbuster Stock Market Debut Of Airbnb
The stage is apparently set for one of the most high profile debuts in a stock market for 2020 as the home rental startup Airbnb Inc plans to get itself listed on the Nasdaq and offer an initial public offering…. Read More ›
Covid-19 Vaccine May Be Available In The UK Even Before Christmas This Year
Kate Bingham, the chair of the United Kingdom government’s vaccine taskforce said in an interview to the media that a Covid-19 vaccine may be available for some people even before Christmas. She however added that it is more likely that… Read More ›
2020 Profit Forecast Raised By Sony After Record Q2 Performance
After reporting a record profit for its second quarter, Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp raised its annual profit outlook. The company’s performance as driven by its gaming business which continued to capture “nesting” demand just ahead of the next month… Read More ›
Indian conglomerate Tata Group negotiating purchase of majority stake worth $1 billion in BigBasket
In a report, the Economic Times reported citing three sources familiar with the matter at hand as saying, India’s salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group is in advanced talks to acquire to a majority stake in Indian online grocery startup BigBasket for… Read More ›
Vietnam signs $2.8 billion LNG deal with AES Corp: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated, AES Corp will sign a deal with PetroVietnam Gas to develop a $2.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal as well as a power plant in Vietnam. “Vietnam has given the… Read More ›