According to a report from Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, Carlyle Group Inc is weighing options which includes either an initial public offering (IPO) for its packaging unit Novolex Holdings or a $6 billion sale. Carlyle Group… Read More ›
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ViacomCBS restructuring Paramount Pictures
A report from the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the matter at hand as saying, ViacomCBS Inc is in the process of revamping the operations of its Paramount Pictures movie and television production unit under a broader management rejig…. Read More ›
Racial inequalities cost US economy $51 trillion since 1990
According to a paper presented at The Brookings Institution, racial and ethnic inequities have cost the U.S. economy nearly $51 trillion in lost output since 1990, said San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly. Daly is one of the three… Read More ›
Kuwait starts recycling tires from its world’s biggest tire graveyard
In a significant development, Kuwait has started to address its waste problem and has begun recycling tires from its dump yard where more than 42 million old vehicle tires have been dumped in what is slated to be the world’s… Read More ›
Roger Federer-backed Swiss shoemaker On Holding AG aims for $6 billion valuation in US IPO
Swiss shoemaker On Holding AG, which is backed by tennis star Roger Federer, is eyeing a valuation of more than $6 billion for its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), showed a regulatory filing. The IPO comes at a time when… Read More ›
VW to set up venture capital fund in decarbonization push
In a statement Volkswagen AG said, it plans on setting up a venture capital fund, which would initially invest $355.14 million (300 million euros) in startups and in decarbonization projects. “Decarbonization will make many things more affordable, not more expensive,” said… Read More ›
BlackRock’s China mutual fund subsidiary raises $1.03 billion
In a first, BlackRock’s mutual fund subsidiary in China established a fund after raising $1.03 billion (6.68 billion yuan) in a shortened subscription period. With this development BlackRock has become the first foreign asset manager to operate a wholly-owned business in… Read More ›
Standard Chartered arranges water supply project worth $1.1 billion for Angola
In a statement Standard Chartered said, it had arranged $1.1 billion in financing to the Angolan government for a water supply project that will serve its capital city Luanda. The funding is made up of two loans – a $910 million… Read More ›
China pledges to open its capital markets to foreign investors
In a statement China’s top securities regulator said, Beijing plans on further opening its capital markets to foreign investors with an aim to pursue pragmatic cross-border cooperation to regulate overseas-listed Chinese companies. In recent months, global investors have been spooked… Read More ›
European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights files complaint against German retailers over Chinese cotton
In a significant development, a human rights group has filed a complaint to German prosecutors alleging that several fashion retailers have profited from forced labor camps, a euphemism for modern concentration camps, in China’s Xinjiang region. Berlin-based European Centre for… Read More ›