The U.S. withdrawal has made dealing with Iran more complicated for EU companies which have business ties to Iran. With U.S. President Donald Trump withdrawing the United States from a nuclear deal with Iran, shares of major French companies, which… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Avast cuts price expectations from its IPO
Avast’s share offering is slated to be one of the biggest tech IPOs to hit Britain. On Wednesday, Avast stated it has reduced reduced its price expectations for its landmark initial public offering (IPO) to 250-270 pence a share, down… Read More ›
ValueAct takes $1.2 billion stake in Citigroup
The investment by the activist hedge fund, which prefers to conduct discussions with companies behind closed doors rather than on cable television, revolves around Citigroup’s reliable revenue source and low risk factor. ValueAct Capital Partners has invested $1.2 billion in… Read More ›
Bitcoin Is ‘Rat Poison’, Says Berkshire Chief Warren Buffet
Bitcoin has not been a favorite for years with Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Virtual currencies have often been equated by him to gold because, according to him, both the assets are very speculative and do not deliver as… Read More ›
Australia Orders Fuel Supply Review As Questions About Fuel Shortage Arise
Australia got a scare after experts warned that the country has only been left weeks of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel in its stock following which a review of fuel security was ordered by the Australian government. While it (the… Read More ›
Air-France KLM’s future held hostage by union’s demands
While Air-France-KLM’s management has offered a pay hike of 2% in 2018 and a further hike of 5% across the next three years, the union has demand that in the very first year itself salaries be raised by 5.1%. The… Read More ›
Carlyle Group set to raise $6.5 billion for its new Asia focused private equity fund
The deal marks the coming of age of Asia focused funds, which are increasingly making strong headway in strong growth markets such as India, China and Japan. According to sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, the Carlyle… Read More ›
World’s Biggest IPO Since 2014 To Be Launched By Chinese Tech Company Xiaomi
In what is potentially the biggest public listing for a Chinese technology company in almost the last four years, Xiaomi., the Chinese smartphone and connected device maker, filed for its Initial Public Offering at the Hong Kong stock exchange earlier… Read More ›
China’s Warning To Airlines Is Called ‘Orwellian Nonsense’ By White House
Foreign airlines were warned by China that they should change the manner in which they identify Taiwan and some other areas in on their company websites recently. This has been publicly admonished by the White House. Any information on their… Read More ›
Ferrari Has Sold Out All Of Its Models For 2018 And Some For 2019 Already
Riding on a very good season of sale, the Italian supercar manufacturer reported profits that surpassed the expectations of the analysts as the company declared that it had sold out all of its models for 2018 as well as a… Read More ›