The KPMG/Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Report fell from 53.7 to 49.7, indicating a contraction in the job market. On Friday, the results of a recent survey of recruiters has piled on mounting evidence of business caution ahead of Brexit…. Read More ›
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Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil Corp to invest $10 billion in expanding Texas LNG plant
The development assumes strategic importance for primarily two reasons, 1) an alternative to Russian energy supplies and 2) LNG is set to dominate the fossil fuel market in the near future and and companies are racing to get a dominant… Read More ›
Construction industry booming in UK cities: Deloitte’s real Estate Crane Survey
The results of Deloitte’s real Estate Crane Survey is surprising given the uncertainties surrounding Brexit. On Tuesday, in a report accounting firm Deloitte disclosed, construction activities in four regional cities in Britain have touched a record high despite the uncertainty… Read More ›
New WTO rules unlikely to rein in China: USTR report
Economies across the globe have come to realise that China’s non-market economic policy and trade structures as well as its state-led, mercantilist approach to trade, is skewed and lopsided; it benefits only China, to the detriment of its trading partners…. Read More ›
GE to complete the spinoff of its transportation with Wabtec Corp on February 25
GE to distribute 8.7 billion shares to its to shareholders on February 14. General Electric Co expects to close the merger of its transportation business with Wabtec Corp on Feb. 25. It will then set date for the distribution of… Read More ›
China-owned Austrian airplane parts maker FACC ramps up production ahead of Brexit
Given the intertwined nature of the airplane industry, FACC sees no danger to its business due to the U.S.-China trade war. Brexit though is another story, since it could rip apart existing supply chains. China-owned Austrian aeroplane parts maker FACC… Read More ›
EU to impose import restrictions on steel
The development comes in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of metals tariffs on the bloc. On Friday, according to a filing in the European Union’s official journal, the EU is set to impose import limits on steel… Read More ›
Second Consequent Ever Quarterly Profits For Tesla
For the first time in its 15 year history, profits for two consecutive quarters were posted by US electric car maker Tesla after it reported fourth quarter results of 2018. The company reported a profit of $139 million against revenues… Read More ›
The EU to launch Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for trade with Iran
The SPV underscores the EU’s intent to stick to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. At the onset, this alternative clearing house will focus on food, aid and humanitarian needs rather than on trade. On Thursday, in a significant development, two… Read More ›
Russia’s Gazprom raised $1.06 billion loans from Citibank and Mitsubishi UFJ
The 4 -year loans were raised in Dec, 2018 and Jan 2019. On Thursday, Interfax news agency stated citing company data, Russia’s state gas producer Gazprom has raised $1.06 billion (925 million euros) vide two loans from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial… Read More ›