With this acquisition Ackman has again waded into the fast-food sector. While he will shake up the board on a variety of issues including director’s tenure, Pershing Square itself will be under immense pressure to perform given its lackluster performance… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Rising Demand from Developing Economies, Oberthur Fiduciaire Confident in the Future of Global Banknote Market
Since the private players provide sophisticated anti-counterfeiting technologies like watermarks and security strips, most countries around the world have outsourced banknote printing to private companies. French worldwide company Oberthur Fiduciaire, which stands in the first row of global security printers,… Read More ›
Russia-Saudi’s oil pact could limit the glut in the global oil pool
The pact needs to be operationalized into an oil freeze deal which could then see reduction in crude oil production from two of the world’s top producers. In a development that could potentially have far reaching consequences, Russia and Saudi… Read More ›
Britain concerned on Brexit’s impact over its financial sector
Can the EU risk giving Britain a unique deal of restricted immigration and unrestricted access to its single market? The exception could become the rule. According to Britain’s minister who is charged with negotiating Brexit, the country is pushing for… Read More ›
ECB’s government bond buying spree hits 1 trillion euros milestone
Since it is especially hard to gauge the impact of this exercise, extending it beyond its stipulated March date may leave it in a vulnerable position, especially since it is running out of options to buy quality debt bonds. The… Read More ›
EFF Survey: Brexit has cast a long shadow over Britain’s longterm economic future
Although the manufacturing and the service sectors have been shaken as an outcome of the referendum, the fall of the sterling has boosted the value of Britain’s exports as well as boosting the cost of its imports. The coming cut… Read More ›
U.S. Military Aircraft Manufacturers Looking at Asia as the Growth Market
The United States may start notifying U.S. lawmakers as early as next as it is poised to sell $7 billion worth of Boeing Co fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait after years of delays. The Reuters reported this citing information… Read More ›
Oil freeze deal involving Iran is possible: Putin
After the lifting of the sanctions, Iran is bolstering its oil production levels, which is putting even more stress in the already overflowing global oil pool. Putin’s statement essentially underscrores the fact that since Iran is starting from a low… Read More ›
Focusing on Firms Closer to Home could be the Strategy of EU after Apple
After handing Apple a breathtaking demand for 13 billion euros, officials and experts said that multinational companies can expect the European Commission to press on with a crack down on sweetheart tax deals. But after a string of investigations of… Read More ›
Deeper Cuts to Business to be Examined by Deutsche Bank Managers
Deutsche Bank is grappling with sliding revenue and negative interest rates and therefore the bank’s top executives will this weekend consider speeding up cuts at Germany’s biggest lender, reported Reuters citing sources with close knowledge of the issue. In August,… Read More ›