Late on Thursday, Delta Air Lines Inc said, it has reached a preliminary cost-cutting deal with the union that represents its pilots with the deal aiming to prevent furloughs until January 1, 2022. Delta MEC, a unit of the Air Line… Read More ›
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More Traditional Route Will Be Taken By The Second Ave Of Cvodi-19 Vaccines Developers
The boundaries of vaccine technology are being pushed by the few drug makers currently dominating the global coronavirus vaccine race. However, a more conventional and proven designs is likely to be adopted by the next crop of vaccines that are… Read More ›
Oil major Exxon Mobil keeps Q4 dividend unchanged, a first since 1982
In a development that marks and underscores the massive impact the coronavirus is having on the oil industry, Exxon Mobil Corp stated, it will keep its fourth-quarter dividend flat at 87 cents a share. This is the first time since 1982… Read More ›
Indian conglomerate Tata Group negotiating purchase of majority stake worth $1 billion in BigBasket
In a report, the Economic Times reported citing three sources familiar with the matter at hand as saying, India’s salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group is in advanced talks to acquire to a majority stake in Indian online grocery startup BigBasket for… Read More ›
Vietnam signs $2.8 billion LNG deal with AES Corp: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated, AES Corp will sign a deal with PetroVietnam Gas to develop a $2.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal as well as a power plant in Vietnam. “Vietnam has given the… Read More ›
Europe’s biggest bank by asset, HSBC accelerates restructuring plan after posting 35% drop in Q3 profits
On Tuesday, in a statement HSBC Holdings PLC said, it plans on accelerating its restructuring plans after it posted a 35% drop in quarterly profits and flagged an easing in its provisions for bad debts citing an expected improvements in the… Read More ›
European Commission clears regulatory approval for LVMH’s $16 billion acquisition of Tiffany & Co.
In a statement, U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co stated, it has received all required regulatory approvals for the completion of a $16 billion (12.29 billion pounds) acquisition by French luxury goods group LVMH, The approval from the European competition comes… Read More ›
U.S. State Dept approves $2.37 coastal defense systems to Taiwan: Pentagon
In a statement the Pentagon said, the State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan, in a deal worth up to $2.37 billion. The development comes days after the State Department approved the… Read More ›
Ant Group set to close $17.2 billion Hong Kong and Shanghai institutional offer 1 day ahead of schedule
According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, China’s Ant Group is set to close its Hong Kong institutional book building a day ahead of schedule, as it races to raise $17.2 billion from the city…. Read More ›
Chevron’s Middleastern pivot central to its energy strategy
In a significant development, U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp is staking its natural gas future on the Middle East, a typically volatile region where energy majors have long tread warily. Chevron’s CEO Michael Wirth’s Middle Eastern pivot underpins a bet that… Read More ›