In a statement Facebook Inc said, it has appointed Alex Schultz, a company veteran, as its new chief marketing officer. Schultz “runs product growth, analytics and internationalization” at Facebook Inc. A former eBay Inc employee, Schultz is set to replace… Read More ›
HR & Organization
NextEra Energy interested in acquiring peer Duke Energy Corp
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, NextEra Energy Inc, a power producer, has recently made a takeover approach towards its peer Duke Energy Corp. Despite Duke, which has a market value of more than $60 billion, rebuffing… Read More ›
Negotiators begin drafting EU-UK legal framework
On Tuesday, according to a report from The Times, negotiators from the European Union have signaled their willingness on creating a joint legal framework with the UK. EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said, he is ready to begin work on… Read More ›
World’s top executives want re-calibration of work-life: survey results
According to the results of a survey released on Monday, nearly eight out of ten corporate executives are re-evaluating their work-life balance after experiencing poor mental health during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. The survey which included many top executives from… Read More ›
Tesla secures lithium ore supply chain, signs deal with Australian miner Piedmont Lithium
On Monday, Australian lithium miner Piedmont Lithium stated, it has signed a five-year deal with U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc for the supply of high-purity lithium ore mineral. With the news reaching the market Piedmont Lithium’s shares surged by 83%,… Read More ›
Investors crowd South Korea’s Big Hit Entertainment, IPO oversubscribed by 1000+ times
On Monday, Big Hit Entertainment, the management label of South Korean hugely popular K-Pop group BTS, priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its range, with buyers hoping to gain from South Korea’s biggest IPO in the… Read More ›
Debt pile of China’s Evergrande Group poses systemic risk to China’s social and economic fabric
Over burdened with a pile of debt, China’s second biggest property developer, Evergrande Group, is desperate for government support for a restructuring plan that has been waiting for four years, and has warned that it faces a cash crunch that… Read More ›
World Bank’s International Finance Corporation adopts climate change specific financing, aims to reduce financing for coal to zero by 2030
In a significant development, the World Bank’s private-sector arm has introduced new climate change specific conditions, which encourages commercial banks and other financial lenders to wind down support for coal projects in Asia and Africa. The International Finance Corporation (IFC),… Read More ›
Chinese state investors want to privatize BMW’s Chinese JV partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd
Chinese state-backed investors are weighing options, which includes taking BMW’s main Chinese joint-venture partner Brilliance private, said five sources with knowledge of the matter at hand. The development is the latest in such deals aimed at uplifting down-beaten Hong Kong-listed… Read More ›
Gilead Science settles DoJ probe over U.S. kickbacks for Medicare patients with $97M
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice stated, Gilead Sciences Inc has agreed to settle allegations that it improperly used the Caring Voice Coalition as a conduit to cover thousands of patients’ co-payment obligations and has agreed to pay… Read More ›