Tomorrow’s vote will depend on whether May has the numbers backing the deal. On Monday, Britain’s Foreign Minister Jeremy Hun stated, the Britain’s government will only hold another meaningful vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday provided… Read More ›
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U.S. Transportation Department investigating Boeing 737-8 MCAS
The Transportation Department’s probe is focusing on whether the FAA used appropriate design standards and engineering analyses in certifying the aircraft’s anti-stall system. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the the matter at… Read More ›
Principal Financial Group Inc eyeing to purchase Wells Fargo & Co’s retirement plan services business
If all goes well with the potential deal, worth possibly more than $1 billion, an announcement could be made later this month. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Principal Financial Group Inc is in advanced talks to… Read More ›
Softbank, Toyota In Talks To Invest $1Bn In Uber’s Self-Driving Program: Reports
Talks about a possible investment into Uber Technologies’s self-driving vehicle unit, worth about $1 billion or even more, is being currently held between a group of investors that is led by SoftBank Group and the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor,… Read More ›
Macron pushes France’s strategic interests in Kenya
French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kenya has major geostrategic and economic implications. A strong bi-lateral relation between the two countries could largely offset China’s growing clout in the region. On Thursday, in a development that marks a deepening of… Read More ›
EU updates blacklist of tax heavens, adds 10 jurisdictions
The United Arab Emirates, Oman, Aruba, Belize, Barbados, Fiji, Bermuda, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, and Dominica have now been added to the list. In a significant development, the European Union has broadened its blacklist of tax havens and has added ten… Read More ›
Danske Bank nominates Bente Avnung Landsnes to its board
Bente Avnung Landsnes’ experience in working with Denmark’s financial watchdog is likely to be an important factor in her candidacy. The Board of Directors of Danske Bank, has nominated Bente Avnung Landsnes, the CEO of Oslo Bors ASA, as its… Read More ›
British lawmakers throw Britain in Chaos
Investors and analysts expect British lawmakers to firmly reject a no-deal Brexit; this opens up the possibility of a second referendum, a delayed Brexit or even a snap election. British lawmakers struck yet another blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s… Read More ›
Russia shrugs off U.S. boycott threat of its International Economic Forum
Foreign investors, including U.S. companies, are nervous over the arrest by U.S. investor Michael Calvey by the Kremlin. On Tuesday, Russia downplayed the risks of a possible boycott by U.S. companies of the Kremlin’s International Economic Forum over the arrest… Read More ›
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox holds the keys to a smooth Brexit
The clincher to May’s deal is Attorney General Geoffrey Cox’s opinion on the legal tenability of the new assurances. On Tuesday, Britain’s former Brexit Secretary David Davis said, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit proposal could be acceptable once the… Read More ›