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• No shift in DUP stance over May’s Brexit deal: BBC’s political editor

  By admin1 on March 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The DUP plays a pivotal role in supporting May’s minority government. According to Laura Kuenssberg, BBC’s political editor, the leader of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, has not shown any change to her opposition to British Prime… Read More ›

• Viacom and AT&T renew carriage contract, avoids blackout of DirectTV

  By admin1 on March 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  AT&T, Viacom’s largest distributor, opined that Viacom’s channels are no longer as popular as they once were; AT&T was responsible for 15% of Viacom’s 2018 revenues. Although the terms of the deal have been disclosed, it would not be very… Read More ›

• Brexit – A Shakespearean tragedy starring Theresa May

  By admin1 on March 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is a puppet at the hands of the rebel lawmakers, including ones from her own Conservative Party, as well as that of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which props up her minority government…. Read More ›

• Bank of Japan’s quantitative and qualitative easing has boosted productivity: Yutaka Harada

  By admin1 on March 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Yutaka Harada, a member of Japan’s central bank – the Bank of Japan, is known for advocating aggressive monetary easing policies. On Monday, Yutaka Harada a board member from the Bank of Japan defended the central bank’s asset-buying spree program,… Read More ›

• Trump has broad support for his trade reform push against China

  By admin1 on March 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Trump is determined to fix China’s trade relationship with the U.S., an issue that he has railed against for years, long before he even stood for the U.S. Presidency. Although U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy has angered many… Read More ›

• Credit Suisse’s CEO took home $12.74 million as pay package for 2018

  By admin1 on March 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The 30% hike is reflective of Tidjane Thiam’s stewardship of the bank and was contingent on meeting a number of targets. On Friday, Credit Suisse’s annual report showed, that it has awarded its Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam a compensation of… Read More ›

• Corporate breakups could act as catalyst to changes in Dow index

  By admin1 on March 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Two components of the Dow Index, DowDuPont Inc and United Technologies Corp are breaking up into smaller companies providing an opportunity to add fresh blood into the index. Although the composition for the Dow Jones Industrial Average has largely been… Read More ›

• AT&T’s CEO reveals Huawei’s Achilles heels

  By admin1 on March 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Here’s why it does not make any sense to partner with China’s Huawei, as explained lucidly by AT&T Inc’s Chief Executive Randall Stephenson. Randall Stephenson, AT&T Inc’s Chief Executive has disclosed, once you partner with China’s Huawei Technologies Co, it… Read More ›

• Implications of heightened scrutiny on Boeing

  By admin1 on March 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the strategies adopted by Boeing to mitigate aspects from its high-profile scrutiny, is reshuffling of executives in its commercial airplanes business, as it increases its focus on responding to the snow-balling situation. With U.S. lawmakers calling on Boeing… Read More ›

• Minerals used in batteries for EVs should be sourced responsibly

  By admin1 on March 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Amnesty International wants battery makers to source minerals responsibly. Extraction of minerals for use in batteries have been linked to human right abuses. With all due respect to Amnesty, it should redirect its focus on the blatant harvesting of human… Read More ›