The move sees Standard Chartered joining its peers who have ended their support for the dirtiest of the fossil fuels midst rising concern on climate change. On Tuesday, in a step aimed at reducing funding for dirty industries, Standard Chartered… Read More ›
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Imperial bets on vaping devices for future growth prospects
While the traditional cigarettes market is seeing a decline, the sale of vaping pens and heated tobacco devices are on the rise. On Tuesday, British tobacco company Imperial Brands stated, it expects vaping pens and a heated tobacco device to… Read More ›
Comcast’s $40 billion acquisition of Sky sends Sky’s share shooting up
With Comcast’s bid winning the auction, a rare event, the U.S. Cable-TV giant now enjoys the spoils of owning Europe’s biggest pay-TV group. Early trade on Monday saw shares of Sky jump by 9% to 17.22, slightly below the 17.28… Read More ›
All options on the table, including second Brexit referendum: Jeremy Corbyn
Britain’s Brexit negotiations promises to reach charismatic climax typically seen in the Mission Impossible series of movies. BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg’s tweet states, the Labour Party wants all options on the table. Apart from the obvious political impact, the… Read More ›
Global expenditure on advertising to grow at 4.5% through 2018: Zenith
The bulk of the spending on advertising will be allocated to social media ads and paid searches on search engines. As per a report prepared by Zenith, an industry forecaster, companies across the globe would have spend nearly $581 billion… Read More ›
China to publish white paper on trade war with U.S.
Xinhua’s report has not provided any details other than the the time the report is set to be published and that it will include “facts and China’s position”. On Monday, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported that Beijing’s state council… Read More ›
Liam O’Connor resigns from Tesla Inc
Yet another high profile executive leaves Tesla Inc…Perhaps few can withstand the pressures at the high profile company as it pushes to bring luxurious clean energy powered mass market EVs to the market. Pioneers never had it easy. Liam O’Connor,… Read More ›
General Electric confirms turbine blade problem
With GE’s confirmation, analysts’ earlier report on the issue remains has been verified. 51 such turbines have been shipped. General Electric Co has confirmed that it has discovered an issue with a turbine blade at an electrical power plant in… Read More ›
British carmaker Aston Martin preparing for October IPO worth $6.7 billion
According to Aston’s Martin’s CEO, Andy Palmer, investor interest in the IPO is high. The IPO will mark the 1st time a British carmaker has tapped the primary market in decades. On Thursday, British luxury carmaker Aston Martin stated, it… Read More ›
Volkswagen to pull out of Iran: Bloomberg
The development will further weaken foreign investment in Iran. Bloomberg has reported, citing a U.S. official familiar with the matter at hand saying, Volkswagen AG will put an end to the bulk of its operations in Iran. The Trump administration… Read More ›