On Monday, U.S. budget carrier Spirit Airlines Inc stated it aims to purchase 100 Airbus A320neo-family jets which are scheduled to be delivered to it through 2027; the agreement comes with options to purchase up to 50 additional aircraft. Spirit’s… Read More ›
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$1.3 Bln Investment Round Completed By Electric Vehicle Startup Rivian
The latest round of funding by the United States based electric vehicle startup Rivian yielded $1.3 billion in investments from the likes of fund manager T. Rowe Price as well as contributions from its existing investors including the online retailer… Read More ›
China To Cut Tariffs On Some Products Including Pork To Boost Trade
Next week, tariffs on hundreds of goods will be reduced by China as part of its efforts to shore up trade to provide a boost to its slowing economy and to cushion the impact of a devastating swine fever epidemic…. Read More ›
British supermarket giant Tesco suspends Chinese Christmas cards supplier over forced labor report
Following a press report of a Chinese supplier of its Chinese supplier of Christmas cards employing foreign prisoners in forced labor camps, British supermarket giant Tesco suspended its contract with the Chinese supplier. “We abhor the use of prison labor… Read More ›
China to lower import tariffs on select products from January 1, 2020
In a statement, China’s finance ministry stated, it will lower tariffs on products ranging from avocado, and frozen pork to some type of semiconductors in 2020. In the coming year, Beijing is scheduled to lower import tariffs, which are lower… Read More ›
U.S.-China Phase One trade deal to be signed ‘very shortly’: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump stated, the United States and China would “very shortly” sign the so-called Phase One trade pact. “We just achieved a breakthrough on the trade deal and we will be signing it very shortly,” said Trump at… Read More ›
Private equity firm Lone Star acquires BAF’s construction chemicals business for $3.5 billion
On Saturday, in a statement BASF’s construction chemicals business stated, Lone Star, a private equity firm has entered into a deal to acquire it for $3.5 billion (3.17 billion euros) on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal, having immediate… Read More ›
China’s Big Fund trim stake in tech sector
On Saturday, China’s state-backed semiconductor fund announced plans to trim its stakes in select tech firms, even as foreign investors continued to increase their exposure to its tech sector. China’s National Integrated Circuitry Investment Fund, which is known as the… Read More ›
U.S. approach to industry-standard patents undergoes policy-shift
In a far-reaching policy shift, officials from the United States antitrust and patent office stated they no longer deem holders of industry-standard patents anti-competitive if they sue to stop the sale of infringing products. In a joint statement, the U.S…. Read More ›
Britain to enact law to safeguard assets of national security
The British government is set to table a bill which will enable it to intervene in mergers and acquisitions that threaten national security; intervention measures will include blocking the purchase of assets, including those related to intellectual property, as well… Read More ›