On Saturday, French newspaper Le Monde stated, according to an estimate by EDF, a power utility, it would cost at least $51 billion (46 billion euros) to build six of its latest generation EPR nuclear reactors, if the French government… Read More ›
HR & Organization
Cardinal Health 200 LLC wins $2.25 billion defense contract
According to a statement from the Pentagon, Cardinal Health 200 LLC, a unit of Cardinal Health Inc, has been awarded a maximum $2.25 billion modification for a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency for ordering and distribution of medical surgical… Read More ›
Volkswagen new energy vehicle plant in Shanghai to begin production in 2020
In a statement Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess disclosed production at Volkswagen’s and SAIC Motor Corp’s $2.5 billion new energy vehicle plant in Shanghai has commenced. He made these comments to reporters while taking a tour of the plant. In a… Read More ›
General Dynamics Corp wins $732 million U.S. defense contract
According to a statement from the Pentagon, General Dynamics Corp has been awarded a $732 million U.S. defense contract for sustainment of the Mobile User Objective System ground system, which is a narrowband military satellite communications system.
Carl Icahn sells a third of his shares in Occidental Petroleum
In an open letter letter to shareholders, activist investor Carl Icahn, who has been waging a bitter battle against Occidental Petroleum Corp’s $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, disclosed, he has cut his holdings in the company by nearly a… Read More ›
Toyota unveils $1.8 billion share buyback through March 2020
Toyota’s second quarter profit profits have been 9 analysts’s estimate as per Refinitive data. On Thursday, Toyota Motor Corp unveiled a $1.8 billion share buyback after reporting a more-than-expected quarterly profits, on the back of improved global sales. Toyota Motor… Read More ›
Cuba attracts $1.7 billion in foreign direct investments
Faced with a cooling economy, Cuba aims to boost its economy with its annual trade fair in Havana. Cuba’s Trade Minister Rodrigo Malmierca told a news conference at Cuba’s annual trade fair in Havana that Cuba has attracted foreign investments… Read More ›
California Department of Insurance takes control of former Berkshire insurance unit
California Department of Insurance has won a court order appointing it conservator of California Insurance Co, a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters Inc. Regulators in California have taken control of an insurer, which they say was recently sold by Warren Buffett’s… Read More ›
Chevron and ExxonMobil’s estimates for Tengiz oilfield expansion too high: Kazakh energy minister
Cost escalations by 25% would push up the total cost of the expansion to $45.2 billion, an unacceptable figure for Kazakhstan. On Wednesday, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev stated, the cost escalation in the expansion of the Tengiz oilfield project… Read More ›
Hong Kong business activity falls to its 21-year low: IHS Markit survey
The Purchasing Manager’s Index survey reveals a deepening of an economic crisis in Hong Kong – one of Asia’s leading financial hub. An IHS Markit survey that was published on Tuesday shows, business activity in Hong Kong’s private sector has… Read More ›