While multiple surveys in the past have reflected a dearth of financial skills among young people, a recent survey has revealed that teenagers are good at maintaining good credit scores. Reported in The Guardian, recent data from Experian has claimed… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
A $1.8-Billion Bank Fraud Allegedly Conducted In India By A Billionaire Celebrity Jeweler
Nirav Modi, a billionaire celebrity jeweler, whose creations adorns the necks and wrists of Hollywood stars necks and wrists of Hollywood stars, is allegedly behind one of the largest money laundering cases in India ever according to Indian investigators. It… Read More ›
Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd jostle for dominance in China’s $13 trillion mobile payment market
China’s online and brick-and-mortar retailers world are being forced to take sides as both giants battle it out for dominance over China’s $13 trillion mobile payment market. Chinese tech giants, Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd are forcing… Read More ›
U.S., India, Japan and Australia revive four-way talks to deepen security and economic cooperation in the region
The move, an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, is on the agenda on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s visit this week to the U.S. where he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump and discuss a range of issues,… Read More ›
CSRA To Be Acquired By General Dynamics In A $9.6 Billion Deal
General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company offering wide ranging products for business aviation, will acquire CSRA, a leading government IT business with primarily federal customers in the U.S. for $40.75 in cash for all of the outstanding shares of… Read More ›
U.S. Bureau Of Economic Analysis Study Shows $30 Billion Generated In Annual Economic Activity By Recreational Vehicles
$350 billion was the worth of the direct economic activity by the RV industry in 2016 – the latest year that data s available for, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. This follows a record breaking year for the… Read More ›
Wal-Mart in talks to purchase 40% stake in Flipkart
The strategic move by Wal-Mart represents a direct challenge to Amazon’s strategy of dominating the e-commerce space in India, Asia’s third largest economy. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Wal-Mart Inc is in talks to purchase… Read More ›
SEC blocks Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group from purchasing the Chicago Stock Exchange
On verification by the SEC’s commissioners, led by Chairman Jay Clayton, the regulator was unable to locate the source of funds for the proposed deal; they were also unable to get sufficient information on the proposed buyers. U.S. regulators have… Read More ›
Local Iceland Energy Firm Claims Demand For Energy For Bitcoin Mining To Exceed Energy Usage For Homes
Power resources in Iceland are being used up by an “exponential” increase in Bitcoin mining, said a spokesman for Icelandic energy firm HS Orka. And according to Johann Snorri Sigurbergsson, the electricity that would be consumed by all of the… Read More ›
Bridgewater bets against some of Europe’s biggest companies
Although in the United States, hedge funds are not required to disclose their short positions, European rules demand that beyond a certain threshold short positions are to be declared mandatorily. These disclosures have shed light on Bridgewater’s short strategy. Bridgewater’s… Read More ›