Ever since Trump re-clamped sanctions on Iran, tension in the gulf region has steadily heated up. Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih stated, although the recent attacks on its energy assets had put the security of oil supply at risk,… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Exxon Mobil’s major oil deal with Iraq delayed by U.S. evacuation
Exxon has a long term contract to improve Iraq’s West Qurna oil field. In a significant development, Iraq’s Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban stated, a major oil deal between Iraq and Exxon Mobil is “very close” in the making; the trajectory… Read More ›
Air New Zealand sticks with Boeing for wide body aircraft
Air New Zealand aims to replace 8 Boeing 777-200ER aircraft and was looking for suitable replacement. On Monday, according to industry sources Boeing Co has won a hard-fought battle to sell its wide-body aircraft to Air New Zealand Ltd, and… Read More ›
World Economic Outlook Could Be At Risk Due To US-China Trade War: IMF’s Lagarde
The International Monetary Fund is still very concerned about the trade war that is being ongoing between the United States and China. The Managing Director of the world body Christine Lagarde, told the international news agency Reuters during a visit… Read More ›
Steel, Aluminum Tariffs On Canada And Mexico Removed By Trump
In the efforts of encourage the lawmakers of Mexico and Canada to quickly ratify the new North American trade deal, the U.S. will lift steel and aluminum tariffs on the two trade partners, said the United States President Donald Trump…. Read More ›
Amazon in talks with UK food delivery app Deliveroo
Amazon intends to invest a substantial proportion of the $575 million funds that Deliveroo raised, into the gig economy. Amazon.com Inc intends to invest in UK food delivery app Deliveroo as part of a $575 million fundraising. The world’s biggest… Read More ›
Microsoft And Sony To Jointly Work On Gaming, Chips And AI
Japanese tech company Sony Corp would not make use of Microsoft Corp’s cloud services for streaming of its games and media according to a new agreement on partnership struck between the two companies. The new strategic agreement also opens up… Read More ›
Slowing Global Economy To Drive Growth Of Pre-Owned Business Jets: New Report
The anticipated softening of the global economy in the next few years would present an opportunity of significant growth for trade in pre-owned business jets which would surpass the deals in new plane deals by four-to-one. This prediction was made… Read More ›
Its Own Decision On 5G & Huawei Would Be Taken By UK
The decision of whether or not to include the Chinese telecom giant Huawei in its construction of 5G network in the country would be taken by the United Kingdom and the decision would not be influenced by outside forces. The… Read More ›
Brexit Preventing People From Holidaying, Says Thomas Cook
There would be further headwinds for the rest of year, warned the travel firm Thomas Cook as it also reported a loss of £1.5bn for the first half of the current year. The company said that the company now had… Read More ›