According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is close to clinching an agreement to acquire U.S. biotechnology firm The Medicines Co for around $7 billion. In the potential deal, Novartis has agreed to pay… Read More ›
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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 ›
Tesla’s futuristic Cyber makes a bold entry into the pickup truck segment
Tesla Inc has unveiled an electric pickup truck which features a futuristic angular body in gunmetal gray that somewhat resembles an armored vehicle. The Cyber truck, with starting price of $39,900, is less expensive than was initially flagged. During the… 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 ›
Carousell close to becoming a unicorn
Singapore’s online classifieds company Carousell merges with Norway’s Telenor in a deal valued at more than $850 million. On Thursday, in a statement, Singapore’s Carousell, an online classifieds company stated, it has agreed to a proposal to merge with a… 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 ›
Target’s Same-Day Option Usage By Online Customers Saves 90% Costs, Says CEO
The strategy of the company to invest in services that makes as easy as possible for customers to purchase its products online and get delivery on the same day of Target apparently is paying off as its business is booming…. Read More ›
Paris Climate Accord Targets Threatened By China’s Coal Surge, Says New Report
China has increased its output from coal-based electricity plants over the last 18 months to power an additional 31 million homes even as the rest of the world is cutting down on the usage of coal as a source of… Read More ›
Aston Martin launches its first SUV
On Wednesday, in a statement Aston Martin said, is it launching its first sport utility vehicle, as it hopes for a turnaround. Share prices of the sports carmaker have plunged this year following sales unable to meet analysts’ expectations after… Read More ›