If all goes well with the potential deal, worth possibly more than $1 billion, an announcement could be made later this month. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Principal Financial Group Inc is in advanced talks to… Read More ›
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Some Patients Can Have Problems From Inactive Ingredients In Medications: Study
A study by a group of doctors and scientists into the inactive compounds used to make medications, the results of which were published last Wednesday in the Science Translational Medicine journal, found the existence of at least one inactive ingredient… Read More ›
Extra Payments To Ferry Firms Could Run Into Billions By Brexit Delay
The United Kingdom government would be forced to cough of millions in extra payments so that the no-deal ferry contracts are held in place in vase there is any delay to the UK leaving the European Union, says an article… Read More ›
5,000 Jobs In Germany And More In UK To Be Cut By Ford
With the aim of reducing operational costs in Europe, United States based car manufacturer Ford has announced on Friday that it would cut about 5000 jobs in Germany and more in the In recent years, the performance of the company… Read More ›
Volkswagen And Its Ex-CEO Sued By US SEC Over Diesel Scandal
Volkswagen and its former chief executive is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The charges placed against the parties is that they had defrauded investors by making claims about the environmental impact of its cars that were… Read More ›
China Passes New Laws For Easing Foreign Investment In The Country
A new law to facilitate easier foreign investments in China was passed by Beijing this week. Many analysts see the move by Beijing to be one that was undertaken to actually ease the United States and facilitate the trade talks… Read More ›
Softbank, Toyota In Talks To Invest $1Bn In Uber’s Self-Driving Program: Reports
Talks about a possible investment into Uber Technologies’s self-driving vehicle unit, worth about $1 billion or even more, is being currently held between a group of investors that is led by SoftBank Group and the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor,… Read More ›
‘Very Happy’ With Boeing Fleet, Says Cathay Pacific CEO
After the death of all 157 people on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight following a crash of the craft soon after takeoff involving a Boeing 737 Max 8, there is intense pressure and controversy on the U.S. plane manufacturer because… Read More ›
Macron pushes France’s strategic interests in Kenya
French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kenya has major geostrategic and economic implications. A strong bi-lateral relation between the two countries could largely offset China’s growing clout in the region. On Thursday, in a development that marks a deepening of… Read More ›
Auto Industry Outlook Cut To Negative By Moody’s On Declining Demand
Global credit ratings firm Moody’s has been forced to bring down its outlook for the global auto industry from stable to negative because of slowing down of demand for cars and trucks in some of the crucial markets of the… Read More ›