The chairman of Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific, John Slosar, is set to retire after donning the chair for 39 years. This retirement announcement also assumes importance because of the resignation of two of the top[ executives of the… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Bugatti’s Hyper Car Breaks The 300 Mph Barrier, Hits 305 Mph Record
A hyper car from Bugatti topped the 300 mph for the first time in history of cars. A modified version of its hypercar crossed 304 mph in a test drive. This test was carried out on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track… Read More ›
UK Economy Could Be Pushed Into A Recession Very Soon
The services sector of the United Kingdom has been pushed down more than expected because of the Brexit uncertainty and this could lead the country’s economy to be pushed into a recession which would be the first since the global… Read More ›
Amazon And Walmart Race To Eliminate Single Use Plastic From Packaging In India
Two of the largest competitors for the retail market – both physical and online, Amazon and Walmart, who are fighting out to gain dominance in the very large and fast growing retail market in India, are also in a race… Read More ›
US-China Gives Signs Of Resumption Of Trade Talks
There were signs that trade talks could restart between the United States and China with the possibility of the next round of face-to-face talks taking place in September which is also the time when the impending fresh round of US… Read More ›
No concrete or credible proposal received on replacing Irish backstop: Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney
Britain is staring at a cliffhanger Brexit. On Friday, according to a statement from Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, the British government has yet to make credible and concrete proposals on replacing the mechanism known as the Irish backstop in… Read More ›
Asian Economies Being Pushed Towards Recession By Trade War
There is a threat of a slowdown in the global economy as well as warning signals of a downturn that has rattled financial markets because of the trade war between the United States and China. While there is no immediate… Read More ›
Reports Suggest The Rich Spending Less Which Can Be A Signal For Recession In US
The fears of a trickle down recessionary effect with it beginning at the top of the spending tree were stoked after reports emerged that the spending is being cut by the rich on everything from homes to jewelry. According to… Read More ›
Japan to increase scrutiny on foreign ownership of Japanese firms
Japan is taking steps to improve the monitoring of the ownership of its companies in industries which it considers as critical to its national security. According to two officials with knowledge of the matter at hand, Japanese officials are considering… Read More ›
Inverted yield curve pushes need for ultra-long bonds
There is renewed interest among U.S. Treasury officials in ultra-long bonds. As per a report from Bloomberg, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is seriously weighing the possibility of issuing ultra-long U.S. bonds. According to the report, the matter is “under… Read More ›