On Tuesday, Royal Dutch Shell said, it will be writing down $22 billion from the value of its assets after sharply lowering its oil and gas price outlook in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The development comes in the… Read More ›
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Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law being withdrawn: U.S. Commerce Department
With China imposing its draconian security law in Hong Kong in violation of a prior agreement, on Monday the Trump Administration began taking steps to eliminate Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law; it is also halting defense exports and… Read More ›
Rory Macleod, CEO of Australia’s Freedom Foods Group, resigns
On Tuesday, Australia’s Freedom Foods Group stated, its Chief Executive Rory Macleod had resigned. The development comes in the wake of the snacks and cereal maker tapping advisers to probe the company’s financial health. Last week, Freedom Foods, the maker… Read More ›
Coty inc buys 20% stake in Kim Kardashian West’s KKW makeup brand
On Monday, cosmetic seller Coty Inc stated, it has agreed to purchase a 20% stake in reality TV star Kim Kardashian West’s makeup brand KKW for $200 million. With the news reaching the market, its shares went shooting up by… Read More ›
Gilead Sciences prices COVID-19 fighting drug remdesivir at $390 a vial
On Monday, Gilead Sciences Inc stated, it has its COVID-19 fighting drug remdesivir at $390 per vial for the United States and for governments of other developed countries. As a result, a patient will have to shell out $2,340 for… Read More ›
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida sticks to performance-linked policy promise
On Monday, Nissan Motor Co’s CEO Makoto Uchida told shareholders, he will stick to his pledge to step down from the helm of the company if he fails to deliver on his turnaround plan. “At the last extraordinary shareholders meeting… Read More ›
SoftBank undertakes corporate bonds repurchase program worth $1.9 billion to trim debt
On Monday SoftBank Group Corp stated, it will repurchase up to $1.9 billion (200 billion yen) of its domestic unsecured corporate bonds, from June 30 to July 17, as part of a plan to pare down its debt. SoftBank’s CEO… Read More ›
Profits drop by 50% at China’s state-owned firms during Jan to May period: Finance Ministry
On Monday, in a statement China’s Finance Ministry said, profits of its state-owned firms fell by 52.7% year on year for the period of January 2020 to May 2020, to $93.67 billion (663.1 billion yuan). ($1 = 7.0794 yuan)
U.S. Shale giant Chesapeake Energy Corp files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
In a development that marks the biggest U.S. oil and gas producer seeking bankruptcy protection following heavy debts whose effects were compounded by the Wuhan coronavirus, Chesapeake Energy Corp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection bringing an end to… Read More ›
Bipartisan bill punishing China over draconian Hong Kong security law sails through U.S. Senate
In yet another significant development, the U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that imposes mandatory sanctions on companies and people that back China’s effort to restrict Hong Kong’s autonomy. The bill also includes secondary sanctions on banks that do… Read More ›