Alibaba Group announced that during this year’s Singles Day sales period, which ended at midnight on Saturday, its Chinese e-commerce platforms Tmall and Taobao had “positive” year-over-year growth. Competitor JD.com reported that during the sales period, its festival GMV (gross… Read More ›
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Moody’s Downgrades The US Outlook To Negative, Citing Political Divisiveness And Deficits
The United States government’s credit outlook was downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service on Friday from stable to negative due to growing threats to the country’s fiscal stability. The U.S.’s senior unsecured and long-term issuer ratings have been confirmed by the… Read More ›
UK’s Economy Stagnates While The Finance Minister Criticises Inflation
According to preliminary data released on Friday, the British economy stagnated in the third quarter. After increasing by 0.2% in the previous quarter, the gross domestic product did not exhibit any quarterly growth in the three months ending at the… Read More ›
China’s Competing Agendas Are The Cause Of The Unusual Money Market Turmoil – Reuters
Beijing is under pressure to steer its economy and markets through a significant slowdown, which is why efforts to prevent the yuan from depreciating played a part in the turmoil that rocked the financial markets last week, according to Reuters… Read More ›
With Profits Increasing Over Two Folds, Inter IKEA Confirms Drop In Prices
The owner of the largest furniture company in the world, Inter IKEA, revealed on Friday that the company’s yearly profit more than doubled as cost pressures subsided, enabling it to lower prices and anticipate further reductions in the months ahead…. Read More ›
Operating Earnings At Berkshire Hathaway Grow By 40%, While Cash Reserve Reaches A Record $157 Billion
Even while having a record amount of cash on hand, Berkshire Hathaway reported a sharp increase in operating profitability for the third quarter, as Warren Buffett saw few chances for deals. Operating earnings for the Omaha-based conglomerate, which include income from… Read More ›
Hamburg’s Tower Building Being Suspended Is A Bad Indication For The German Real Estate Market
Another worrying indication for the nation’s struggling real estate market, the developer of one of Germany’s tallest skyscrapers abruptly stopped paying its constructor in the middle of the project. This year, construction on the 64-story Elbtower skyscraper in Hamburg has… Read More ›
Hong Kong Conference Will See More Challenging Questions About China For Global Finance Heads
Amid geopolitical tensions and China’s economic slowdown, global investment bank and asset management bosses are getting back together in Hong Kong next week in an attempt to reposition themselves in the second-largest economy in the world and its offshore financial… Read More ›
Airbnb Uses AI To Try To Stop Uncalled For House Parties
If you rented out your property for a few nights and then came back to discover that it was the scene of a wild house party, how would you feel? You would be furious, upset, or both as you gazed… Read More ›
US-China Rivalry Encourages Space Technology Investment
According to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the US and China are “in a space race to go back to the moon.” Nelson says he wants to make sure “we get there first” in an interview with the BBC. His remarks… Read More ›