Jollibee Foods Corp is the biggest fastfood chain in the Philippines. On Wednesday, Philippines’ Jollibee Foods Corp stated it is in the process of acquiring Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a U.S. brand, for $100 million. In a financial disclosure… Read More ›
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KKR & Co acquires Arnott’s Biscuits for $2.2 billion
Arnott’s Biscuits is a brand that belongs to Campbell Soup Co. This is the second time in a week, that an offshore business has acquired an Australian food and drink business. According to a report from the Australian Financial Review,… Read More ›
EU will retaliate if US slaps tariffs on EU car exports
The EU has made it lucidly clear that it will retaliate with $39.1 billion of U.S. goods if Washington was to go ahead with its threat to impose tariffs on EU car exports. In a warning to Washington, the European… Read More ›
Bank of England will have to be flexible and fast in responding to Brexit
Britain’s central bank will have to double down on its monitoring of the British economy so as to minimize any potential impact from Brexit. On Tuesday, Andy Haldane, Bank of England’s Chief Economist stated, given the economic prospects facing the… Read More ›
45% chance of a Hard Brexit: Goldman Sachs
With Boris Johnson emerging as Britain;s next Prime Minister, he will have just over 3 months to deliver on Brexit. On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs raised its estimate of Brexit from 35% to 40% saying the “hurdle” to stop a hard… Read More ›
Alibaba To Allow Small US Businesses To Sell On Its Platform Providing Them Global Reach
Smaller businesses and companies in the United States would now be allowed to use the Alibaba.com e-commerce platform, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd has announced. Analysts view this measure by Alibaba to be an effort by it… Read More ›
Chinese automotive group BAIC purchases 5% stake in Germany’s Daimler
The development is aimed at reducing the cost of developing affordable electric self-driving cars. On Tuesday, in a development that marks Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd (BAIC) further cementing its relationship with German carmaker Daimler, the Chinese company has purchased… Read More ›
Ford to invest $50 million in Chicago plant for assembling hybrid electric SUVs
The plant, which currently modifies vehicles for police use, will be upgraded and the existing work will be transferred to a nearby facility. 450 jobs will be created by this move. In a statement Ford Motor Co said, it would… Read More ›
Blackstone open to selling its stake in Cheniere Energy Inc
In the last 7 years Blackstone invested around $1.5 billion into the alliance. As of Friday’s close, its 58% stake in the alliance is worth $8.7 billion. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Blackstone Group Inc is… Read More ›
Shares Jump By Upto 500% At Nasdaq-Style Chinese Market
A new stock exchange in China’s Changhai which has been developed on the style of the United States’ exchange Nasdaq saw shares on the exchange shoot up by as much as 500 per cent. Analysts see this as a clear… Read More ›