The price wasn’t all that great since it was a bit inflated given the hype over the issue. Many buyers may have flipped it in the market. Incidentally, Aramco chose to only issue $12 billion of debt given its focus… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Kingdom Holding Co did not purchase Saudi Aramco bonds
Kingdom Holding Co is Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s firm. Interestingly, as per a statement by Aramco’s CEO Talal Ibrahim al-Maiman, Saudi Arabia’s Prince’s firm Kingdom Holding Co did not purchase its bonds. Talal Ibrahim al-Maiman went on to add,… Read More ›
About 2,500 Shops Shut On Top 500 UK High Streets Last Year, PwC Report
The increasing trend of shoppers choosing to shop online for virtually everything in retail and the need for cost curtailment of companies is forcing the closure of retail chain stores in the UK high streets at a rate that is… Read More ›
Fine Settlement Of $1.1bn For Standard Chartered In US And UK
A settlement charge of $1.1bn has been fixed for Standard Chartered in connection to charges against the bank of implementing insufficient money-laundering controls and violating sanctions against Iran and other countries imposed by the US and other global bodies. The… Read More ›
UBS Estimates Closure Of 75000 Stores In US By 2026 Due To Online Growth
The Swiss bank UBS has predicted that the proliferation of e-commerce business, companies and platforms would result in eth forced closure of more stores across the U.S. for businesses like clothing retailers, consumer electronics companies and home furnishing. “Store rationalization… Read More ›
Demand for Aramco’s international bond exceeds $30 billion
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco debut bond, which opened on Monday, will close on Wednesday. Saudi Aramco has opened the books for its first international bond issue, which took place on Monday, said sources familiar with the matter at hand. Aramco did… Read More ›
London jury dismissed in landmark Barclays-Qatar case
Judge Robert Jay told the entire jury that their services are no longer required. In a landmark case revolving around fraudulent transactions perpetuated by four former Barclays executives who had been accused of paying Qatar undisclosed fees to help rescue… Read More ›
UK Businesses Monitor Staff Activity Using Artificial Intelligence
Scrutiny of the behaviour of employees minute-to-minute is being done by dozens of UK business owners with the help of artificial intelligence. This is being done by analysis of data about who emails whom and when, who meets whom and… Read More ›
US Beer Brand Performance Drives Constellation To Neat Market Forecast
Despite a rapid change in customer tastes in alcoholic drinks in the United States market, Constellation Brands said that it managed to beats the expectations of Wall Street in its fiscal fourth-quarter because of strong sale of beer. The bit… Read More ›
U.N. Agency To Create New Measures To Curb Fraudulent Shipping Practices
There has been a rise in incidents of rogue shipping companies attempting to conceal their activities by fraudulently making use of flag registries. To combat this, tougher measures to clamp down on this trend is being worked upon by the… Read More ›