While the hike of interest rates is on expected grounds, its expected hint on the impact of Trump’s tax overhaul is eagerly awaited by investors. With the widely expected raise of interest rates by the Federal Reserve is likely to… Read More ›
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France’s Unibail-Rodamco acquires Australia’s Westfield Corp for $24.7 billion, including debt
The combined company has properties strategically located in 27 of the world’s most alluring retail markets. In what is said to be the biggest takeover of an Australian company to date, France’s Unibail-Rodamco has agreed to acquire shopping mall owner… Read More ›
EU, US, Japan join forces to expose China’s economic designs on global trading practices
The alliance will have to streamline their efforts and work more closely since any unilateral action by any member could undermine their core strategic group effort. As per a source close to the discussions at hand, the European Union, the… Read More ›
Brent crude zooms beyond $65 a barrel
U.S. oil production is rapidly approaching oil production levels of that of Russia and Saudi Arabia. With the shutdown of the Forties North Sea pipeline, a big chunk of the oil supply has been blocked from the market and along… Read More ›
Nokia’s COO leaves the company for greener pasture
Joerg Erlemeier will now assume the position of Chief Operating Officer at Nokia. On Monday, Finnish telecom network equipment manufacturer Nokia stated, Monika Maurer, its Chief Operating Officer was leaving the company. Maurer will be replaced with Joerg Erlemeier, who… Read More ›
Brookfield Property Partners LP pursuing mall owner GGP Inc with improved offer
A deal would enable the firm to have enough financial and market clout to take on e-commerce giants such as Amazon.com As per sources, GGP Inc, one of the largest owners and operators of U.S. shopping centers, has rejected a… Read More ›
Samsung appoints Joonou Nam as Samsung Heavy Industries’ new CEO
The change at the top follows the shipbuilder’s announcement of its forecast of yet another operating loss for this year. On Monday, in a strategic move Samsung Heavy Industries appointed Joonou Nam as its new chief executive officer after Park… Read More ›
Kobe Steel faces class-action lawsuits in Canada
Along with this barrage of canon fire, Japan’s third largest steelmaker is also facing the loss of 2 Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) badges, which is likely to impact its ability to sell its products to customers. Class-action lawsuits have been… Read More ›
Softbank’s SoftVision Fund to invest $300 million in food delivery startup, DoorDash
San Francisco based DoorDash, is an on-demand restaurant delivery service started by 3 students from Stanford University. SoftBank Group Corp plans on investing nearly $300 million into San Francisco-based food delivery startup DoorDash. The investment will be routed through… Read More ›
Toshiba Corp and Western Digital headed towards agreement related to the sale of Toshiba’s NAND memory chip unit
Sealing the agreement is critical for Toshiba as it has a cascading effect with its end result affecting its listing at the Tokyo stock exchange. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, Western Digital and Toshiba Corp… Read More ›