According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is close to clinching an agreement to acquire U.S. biotechnology firm The Medicines Co for around $7 billion. In the potential deal, Novartis has agreed to pay… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
OECD Warns Drop In UK Growth To 1% In Case Of No-Deal Brexit
According to the estimates of the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD), is there is a no-deal Brexit, the economic growth and the growth in the GFP of the United Kingdom will drop to 1 per cent for next… Read More ›
Political Leanings, Voter Data Will Not Be Allowed To Be Used By Google For Political Ads
Taking a stand on political advertisements which was midway between Facebook and Twitter, Alphabet Inc’s Google said in a blog post on Wednesday that the ability of political advertisers to target ads for elections with the help of data such… Read More ›
Carousell close to becoming a unicorn
Singapore’s online classifieds company Carousell merges with Norway’s Telenor in a deal valued at more than $850 million. On Thursday, in a statement, Singapore’s Carousell, an online classifieds company stated, it has agreed to a proposal to merge with a… Read More ›
China not stepping up in trade negotiations: Trump
In a warning shot, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a clear message to China when he said, a U.S.-China trade deal is still elusive because Beijing still thinks it can get away with stealing U.S. intellectual property and is not… Read More ›
Target’s Same-Day Option Usage By Online Customers Saves 90% Costs, Says CEO
The strategy of the company to invest in services that makes as easy as possible for customers to purchase its products online and get delivery on the same day of Target apparently is paying off as its business is booming…. Read More ›
Paris Climate Accord Targets Threatened By China’s Coal Surge, Says New Report
China has increased its output from coal-based electricity plants over the last 18 months to power an additional 31 million homes even as the rest of the world is cutting down on the usage of coal as a source of… Read More ›
U.S. Federal Reserve approves BB&T Corp and SunTrust Banks Inc merger subject to conditions
In a statement, the U.S. Federal Reserve stated, it has approved the merger between BB&T Corp and SunTrust Banks Inc. The deal is the biggest in the banking industry since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. According to analysts, such a… Read More ›
Commonwealth Bank of Australia pleads guilty to making unsolicited calls for selling financial products
On Tuesday, as per a statement from Australia’s corporate regulator, the life insurance arm of Commonwealth Bank of Australia has pleaded guilty to 87 counts of breaching a law banning sales staff from making unsolicited calls to sell financial products…. Read More ›
Valuation Of Saudi Aramco Finally Set At Up To $1.7 Trillion
Finally the debate around the valuation of Saudi Aramco has been settled. The total valuation of the oil giant and the most profitable company in the world has been set at between $1.6 trillion to $1.7 trillion which is lower… Read More ›