The Tanjong Pagar Centre complex in Singapore has been dubbed a “vertical city” and sits atop one of the wealth city state’s busiest train stations even as the city state’s canyons of skyscrapers get a new peak with the opening… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Here’s Why Emerging Markets are a Favorite for Credit Suisse for 2017 Investment Opportunities
According to Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse, emerging economies would be an attractive investment target for next year due to the emergence of reform-oriented governments, relative political stability and economic resurgence in some of the larger nations. International developments over the… Read More ›
United Technologies provided $7 million in tax breaks to keep 1069 jobs at its Carrier plant in Indiana
While Trump has quickly claimed credit for saving American manufacturing jobs, here’s more details of the deal. This agreement is yet to be finalized. State officials from Indiana have agreed to provide Carrier’s parent, United Technologies Corp, a tax break… Read More ›
An inside look at how OPEC came to its historic decision of cutting oil production
A fascinating read on how the members of OPEC came through with the deal to cut their respective oil production and help reduce the glut in the global oil market. It appears that Russian President Vladimir Putin has played a… Read More ›
Thomson Reuters Lipper data shows $4.1 billion pulled from taxable mutual bond funds in the U.S.
The data captures market sentiments from across a broad spectrum of industries and political happenings and provide an insight into investor sentiments. As per last week’s Lipper data, investors have pulled $4.1 billion from U.S.-based taxable-bond mutual funds. The bond… Read More ›
Trump’s Presidency Will Benefit Stocks in Almost Every Sector, says Goldman
Many are now hopeful that President-elect Donald Trump will finally make things interesting after years of slowing earnings growth and little in the way of excitement for many Wall Street analysts. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. included a question this month… Read More ›
In his Mission to Colonize Mars, Elon Musk may Have a New Partner
A new partner in his planned mission to Mars may just have been found by billionaire Elon Musk and SpaceX. The startup of Naveen Jain, the founder of a space exploration company called Moon Express, is willing to work with… Read More ›
Eurozone registers its strongest manufacturing activity growth since Jan 2014
Concerted efforts at stimulating the economy by the ECB, appears to be paying off. As per the results of a survey, manufacturing activity in the Eurozone hit its all-time high in November this year. The development could be a welcome… Read More ›
Trump needs to sell his business interest entirely to avoid any conflict of interest: legal experts
Trump has set Dec. 15 as the date on which he will make his stand clear. He will have to disassociate himself and his kids from all of his business interests before he takes office on January 20, 2017. Before… Read More ›
OPEC creates milestone by deciding to limit oil prices from January 2017
OPEC will now meet non-cartel members on December 9 to convince them that they should do the same. In a historical development, the world’s largest oil exporters have agreed on a cut to their oil production for the first time… Read More ›