One of China’s most prominent tech companies Alibaba Group recorded strong debut at the Hong Kong stock exchange as its shares rose by almost 7 per cent. At the end of the first day of trading the stocks of the… Read More ›
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Fitch Predicts Drop In 2019 Global Car Sale To Be Greater Than 2008 Recession
The fall in growth of demand for cars in the crucial markets of the United States and China will result in the global rate of growth of the car industry dropping to its most year-on-year in 2019 since the global… Read More ›
One Of The Largest Brokerage Firms To Be Created By Acquisition Of TD Ameritrade By Charles Schwab
A new brokerage giant will be created by the merger of Charles Schwab Corp and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp with the former acquiring the later in an all-stock deal that has been valued by the companies at $26 billion. The… Read More ›
Top U.S. China trade negotiators hold phone call on preliminary phase one deal
On Tuesday, as per a statement from China’s Commerce Ministry, top trade negotiators from the United States and China have held a phone call to try and hammer out a preliminary “phase one” trade deal. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He… Read More ›
Israeli exports surged to a record $114 billion in first 9 months of 2019
According to government data from Israel, exports, a key economic growth driver, are expected to grow to a record $114 billion in 2019, up from $109 billion in 2018. According to a statement from Israel’s Central Bureau and Statistics and… Read More ›
Billionaires Lost $388 Billion In 2018 After 5 Years Of Growth
A new report from the Swiss bank UBS and auditing firm PwC shows that in 2018, there was a 4.3 per cent or $388 billion drop in the collective wealth of the billionaires of the world after increasing for straight… Read More ›
OECD Warns Drop In UK Growth To 1% In Case Of No-Deal Brexit
According to the estimates of the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD), is there is a no-deal Brexit, the economic growth and the growth in the GFP of the United Kingdom will drop to 1 per cent for next… Read More ›
Samsung Heavy Industries to pay $75 million to resolve DoJ investigation in foreign bribery case
In a statement the U.S. Justice Department said, Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd has agreed to pay more than $75 million in criminal penalties in order to resolve a U.S. investigation into a bribery scheme that runs into millions of… Read More ›
Political Leanings, Voter Data Will Not Be Allowed To Be Used By Google For Political Ads
Taking a stand on political advertisements which was midway between Facebook and Twitter, Alphabet Inc’s Google said in a blog post on Wednesday that the ability of political advertisers to target ads for elections with the help of data such… Read More ›
China not stepping up in trade negotiations: Trump
In a warning shot, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a clear message to China when he said, a U.S.-China trade deal is still elusive because Beijing still thinks it can get away with stealing U.S. intellectual property and is not… Read More ›