Jonathan Symonds is HSBC’s deputy chairman. His appointment to the post, still under negotiations, will be subject to approval from banking regulators. Bloomberg has reported citing a source familiar with the matter at hand as saying, GlaxoSmithKline Plc is in… Read More ›
HR & Organization
Amazon’s new warehouse in Germany will create 2800 new jobs
Amazon plans on opening a new warehouse in Germany’s western city Moenchengladbach, by the end of this year. Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest online retailer stated, it plans on opening a new warehouse in Germany later this year. The move… Read More ›
Indonesia’s GO-Jek expands into financial services and food delivery in Thailand
Its expansion into providing financial services comes in the wake of a collaboration with Thailand’s biggest lender, Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. As per an executive from Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek, the company will start offering more financial services and expand… Read More ›
China State Engineering Corp eyeing reconstruction market in Iraq and Syria
China State Engineering Corp is eyeing all kinds of contracts including, civil construction, road building, groundworks, oilfields pipeline work. An executive from China State Engineering Corp stated, it is eyeing more opportunities for oil projects in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and… Read More ›
American Airlines Group sees $185 million profit hit from ground Boeing 737 MAX jets
With fewer planes in service, the airlines saw its second-quarter unit revenue, increase between 3% and 4% percent in the quarter ended June. According to a statement from the No.1 U.S. airline, American Airlines Group Inc, its second-quarter profit will… Read More ›
Will defend Brexit’s Irish backstop: Ursula von der Leyen
The stance taken by Ursula von der Leyen, a nominee for the next president of the European Commission, is likely to increase the chances of a hard Brexit. Ursula von der Leyen, the nominee for the next president of the… Read More ›
Lockheed Martin’s Coatesville Sikorsky helicopter plant to remain open at Trump’s request
Lockheed Martin’s 465 employees at the plant will continue to have jobs. The lack of a specific plans however clouds their long term job prospects at the plant. Following U.S. President Donald Trump requesting Lockheed Martin Corp’s CEO to keep… Read More ›
Apple pushes to boost services business in China
Faced with sluggish iphones sales in China, Apple is now trying to replicate the success it met in Bengaluru, India, with China. Cupertino aims to start training Chinese developers to create apps in order to build its services business in… Read More ›
Tesla to ramp up production at Fremont factory: Bloomberg
Tesla is pushing the production of the Model 3 sedan. The company’s success depends on it. According to a report by Bloomberg, which cites an internal email from Tesla, the electric carmaker is preparing to boost the output of its… Read More ›
Capitol Hill to witness key antitrust hearings next week
Representatives from tech giants, such as from Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook, are set to testify before a House of Representatives congressional committee on June 16. The The hearing will discuss the formidable market power wielded by online platforms. In… Read More ›