On Thursday, JPMorgan Chase & Co named veteran Filippo Gori as its new Asia Pacific CEO; he will oversee strategy and operations across seventeen markets in the region. Gori, who has stuck with the bank for the last twenty years,… Read More ›
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Chinese Scientist Dubbed ‘SARS Hero’ Will Advice iPhone Maker Foxconn
The well known Chinese scientist who was behind the discovery of the SARS virus in 2003 has been tapped by Foxconn, the largest contract manufacturer of electronics of the world, to provide the company valuable advice on how to prevent… Read More ›
Blackstone to acquire British student housing group iQ for $6 billion
In a statement, Goldman Sachs’ merchant banking unit and Wellcome Trust, a medical charity, stated they have agreed to sell iQ, a British student accommodation company to Blackstone for $6.06 billion (4.66 billion pounds). Outside of North America, Britain is… Read More ›
Trump-Modi agree to promptly conclude U.S.-India trade deal: White House
In a statement, the White House said, U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to “promptly” conclude ongoing trade talks which they hope can lead to the first phase of a bilateral U.S.-India… Read More ›
Keith Block steps down as co-CEO of Salesforce.com
Keith Block, the CEO of Salesforce.com Inc has stepped down from his office on Tuesday making Marc Benioff the sole CEO of the business software company. With the news reaching the market, shares of Salesforce fell by around 3% in… Read More ›
JPMorgan Chase & Co to unveil climate initiatives at Investors Day today
On Tuesday, executives from JPMorgan Chase & Co plan on announcing new climate-change initiatives, which includes restrictions on drilling in the artic and financing coal mining projects along with a $200 billion target to provide financing for sustainable projects. JPMorgan… Read More ›
U.S. FAA to pay $90k to aviation safety inspector who disclosed unqualified flight safety inspectors at Boeing
In a statement, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated, it has agreed to pay $90,000 to an aviation safety inspector who raised concerns about unqualified flight safety inspectors. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) which reviews whistleblower allegations… Read More ›
Samsung Electronics confirms coronavirus case at mobile device factory in Gumi, South Korea
In a statement, Samsung Electronics stated, a case of infection by coronavirus has been confirmed at one of its mobile device factory in Gumi, South Korea, causing a shutdown of the entire facility until Monday morning. “The company has placed… Read More ›
Samsung Electronics names Bahk Jae-wan as its chairman
On Friday, Samsung Electronics named Bahk Jae-wan, its former finance minister as the new chairman of its board after his predecessor was jailed for union-busting activities. Since March 2016, Bahk, 65, served as an independent director on Samsung’s board. He… Read More ›
$4 Billion Fund Created By Singapore To Help Out Firms And Households Hit By Coronavirus
Business and households that have been hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in Singapore will be helped by the government which has set aside a total of 5.6 billion Singapore dollars or $4.02 billion in reserves for the purpose for… Read More ›
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