Shares in Corticeira Amorim, the world’s largest cork producer, didn’t look like a great bet even a decade ago. Screw tops and plastic stoppers were the cheaper products that were being flirted with by its biggest customer, the wine industry,… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Aging Population And Productivity Are Asia’s Top Problems As Singled Out By The IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in a new report on Tuesday that the medium-term picture in the Asia Pacific region is weighed down by an aging population and sluggish productivity even though the global financial agency says that the long-term… Read More ›
Trump Administration looking for ways to simplify rules governing financial oversight
Their implementation and interpretation by five different agencies have caused much concern in financial circles thus the current review. With U.S. financial regulators discussing the Volcker rule concerning speculative trading by banks, Wall Street’s biggest concern appears to have gained… Read More ›
May’s hard Brexit stance pushing financial institutions to relocate to EU
Based on Theresa May’s Brexit stance, most large banks in Britain are working on the assumption that that the most likely outcome of Brexit will be Britain losing its access to EU’s single market and resulting in ‘Hard Brexit’. As… Read More ›
Bitcoin Could Rally To $4,000 In A Few Months, Says One Investors As It Hits $1,600 For The First Time
The price of bitcoin could go as high as $4,000 over the next 14 months and according to one investor this cryptocurrency is “fully valued” and could see a pullback in the short term after hitting $1,600 for the first… Read More ›
European markets celebrate Macron’s win of the French Presidential elections
The youngest leader in the G7, Macron’s win essentially consolidates the irreversible progressive consolidation of unity against a backdrop of disruptive elements. With Emmanuel Macron wining the French elections, investment markets in Europe were in a celebratory mode. Although polls… Read More ›
Billionaire investor to participate in a revolutionary blockchain token sale
This is history in the making. A must read for bitcoin aficionados. The bitcoin industry is set to get a major investor – billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper, a bitcoin aficionado has disclosed that he will be buying “a new… Read More ›
As Bid To Boost Oil Price Fizzles, OPEC Runs Out Of Options
OPEC has little choice but to stick with its plan to boost oil prices by cutting production, even though that plans seems to have fizzled. Since the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries first agreed production cuts in November, crude has surrendered… Read More ›
Insurance companies staring at the vacuum of cost-sharing subsidies
Pegged at $7 billion for 2017 and $10 billion for 2018, cost sharing subsidies are key to the survival of insurance companies. Without them, insurers say they will be forced to raise insurance premium rates by at least 20% next… Read More ›
It Has Started A ‘Dispute Resolution Procedure’, Says Apple Key Supplier Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies is beginning a “dispute resolution procedure” with the U.S. technology giant after the two clashed earlier this year, said the key supplier of components for Apple products. Vital components in Apple products allowing high-quality images on its retina displays –… Read More ›