This holiday season is a make-or-break for some of the U.K.’s major retail chains even as the entire industry in the U.K. would wan to forget the year, say investors. Fashion retailer New Look Retail Group Ltd and department-store operators Debenhams Plc and House… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
U.S. taxpayers rush to file their tax returns before December 31, 2017
With the Republican-led U.S. tax overhaul slated to successfully pass through the U.S. Congress by this week, taxpayers and accountants are working overtime to optimize the impact of the revised U.S. tax code on their tax profile. With the Republican… Read More ›
Trump’s new national security strategy identifies China as its main competitor
China’s trade practices, especially its over production and dumping policy, which has increasingly drawn flak across major economies including the EU, India and U.S., is likely to face further hurdles and heightened scrutiny. On Monday, with U.S. President Donald Trump… Read More ›
Spreads Business Of Unilever Will Fetch $8 Billion In Its Sell Out To KKR
Unilever wants to focus on development of business for its fast growing products and therefore it has agreed to sell of its margarine and spreads business for 6.83 billion euros ($8.04 billion) to the U.S. private equity firm KKR. There… Read More ›
Net Neutrality Rules In The U.S. Repealed By The F.C.C.
American’s online experiences would potentially be reshaped by the powers that have now been granted by the Federal Communications Commission to broadband companies by the removal of regulations that define the internet businesses – known better as net neutrality. The… Read More ›
Initial Coin Offerings Can Be Illegal, Warns U.S.’S SEC
U.S. federal securities law may potentially be violated by trading and the public offerings of cryptocurrencies, warned the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and added that the it would be potentially dangerous to put money into… Read More ›
Comcast Drops Out Of Race For 21st Century Fox Assets Even As Walt Disney Reportedly Near A Deal With Fox
There can be a final announcement very soon by Walt Disney Co. about its acquisition bid for a large part of 21st Century Fox Inc., said media reports earlier in the week citing sources who are familiar with the matter… Read More ›
Carmakers across the European Union post record sales
European carmakers, including PSA, Renault, VW and others have posted record sales in November. According industry data publishes on Thursday, car sales in Europe have risen by 5.8% with the PSA Group and Toyota posting the strongest sales among the… Read More ›
ADB Predicts A Slower Growth Rate For Chinese Economy In 2018
According to the predictions and calculations of the Asian Development Bank, which released a report on Wednesday, there would be stunted growth in the Chinese economy in 2018 even as the bank expects a faster than expected growth for the… Read More ›
Abu Dhabi IPO Sees Investor Betting On A Better Pay Off On Middle East Oil
Share trading in one unit of an oil giant of Abu Dhabi in the first day of trading showed that the investors betting on the exposure to Middle East oil were right in their positivism. There was a rise in… Read More ›