According to regulatory filings, U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC has sold all American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that it holds in the Japanese company. In recent months it had been pushing Sony Corp to increase return of stakeholders, including spinning-off… Read More ›
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Trump Offers Cash Incentives For American Firms Moving Factories Out Of China
The United States President Donald Trump has offered tax credits to any American company ho that decides to shift its production units out of China. At the same time however Trump also threatened that those American companies that still continue… Read More ›
Huge Loss For Norway’s Wealth Fund In First Half Of 2020 Due To Covid-19
While reporting a 188bn kroner loss in the first half of the year, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – also issued a warning there could be further volatility in the financial markets because of the… Read More ›
BHP Group reshuffles petroleum portfolio, puts up stake in Australian Bass Strait assets for sale
On Tuesday, in a statement the BHP Group said, it plans on selling its stake in the Australian Bass Strait’s oil and gas assets, as it attempts to increase its focus on higher value petroleum assets. The Bass Strait joint… Read More ›
Germany pushes to end Libya’s oil blockade
In a statement, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) stated, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas had underscored the importance to bring about an immediate end to the blockade of oil facilities in Libya. NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla met Maas in Tripoli… Read More ›
FDI in Mexico touched $18 Billion in Q1, despite slowdown induced by Wuhan Coronavirus
In a significant development that underscores a relocation of supply chain to North America, preliminary figures published by Mexio’s Economy Minister stated, during the first half of 2020, Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico touched $17.97 billion. Although, the figure… Read More ›
Chairman of El Al Israel Airlines, Eli Defes steps down citing undisclosed medical condition
In a statement, Eli Defes, chairman of El Al Israel Airlines stated, he is stepping down with immediate effect due to an undisclosed medical condition. In 2015, Defes had joined El Al’s board and became its chairman in 2017. It… Read More ›
Beijing grants first COVID-19 vaccine patent to CanSino Biologics Inc
In a significant development, Chinese vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has been approved by Beijing to produce its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, said a report from the state media citing documents from the China’s intellectual property regulator. This is the… Read More ›
Pent up real estate demand keeps property prices hot across the board: Rightmove
According to British real estate industry data released on Monday, Britons have purchased and sold a record number of homes between mid July and early August with pent up demand from the Wuhan coronavirus and a desire to leave London… Read More ›
Malaysia’s Second Quarter Contraction Largest Since 1998 Asian Crisis
The contraction in the second quarter for the Malaysian economy was the sharpest for the country since the Asian financial crisis more than two decades ago. Based on that performance, the central bank of the country sharply downgrading its outlook… Read More ›