Noble’s survival depends on the passing of the restructuring plans, on which the board is set to vote on August 27. On Monday, bellicose commodity trader Noble Group Ltd disclosed, Richard Elman, who is its chairman and also its founder,… Read More ›
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NYT Report Claims SpaceX Could Help Musk Take Tesla Private
According to a report published in the New York Times, the funding got taking Tesla private could be helped by Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX. Last week, markets and investors were very surprised after Musk tweeted about his contemplation of… Read More ›
Twitter Rethinking The Working Of Some Of Its Core Elements:CEO
After expelling right-wing conspiratorialist Alex Jones from Twitter, the company CEO Jack Dorsey is contemplating making deeper changes to this social media platform which would help reduce the spreading of fake news, misinformation and hate speech. Twitter was part of… Read More ›
Artificially inflated credit ratings pose systemic risk to China’s economy
As a result of China’s credit ratings industry assigning favorable ratings to the bonds of local issuers while downplays their credit risks, the market is full of issuers who have AA ratings which are reserved only for the safest and… Read More ›
Toyota to boost China manufacturing capacity by 20%
Toyota aims to produce 2 million vehicles a year by early 2020s, which is a jump of more than 50% its current capacity. As per a source from Toyota Motor Corp, the Japanese carmaker will boost production capacity at its… Read More ›
U.S. tariffs on aluminum imports take their toll on Sweden’s Granges JV plans
Granges had aimed to manufacture advanced aluminum materials for brazed automotive heat exchangers through a JV with Mitsubishi Aluminum for the North American and Mexican markets. On Friday, Sweden’s Granges disclosed that it will no longer go ahead with its… Read More ›
China flexes it financial muscles in the South Pacific
China’s lending program to the island nations of the South Pacific has gone from zero to more than $1.3 billion over a decade. The relatively high cost of debt-servicing in these tiny economies have stoked fears that the entire region… Read More ›
Coca-Cola purchases undisclosed stake in Body Armor
Coca-Cola did not disclose any financial details of the purchase, which is to be seen in the context of its fizzy colas losing steadily marketshare to popular alternatives to its PepciCo-owned rival. On Tuesday, Coca-Cola Co disclosed, it is in… Read More ›
Brazilian farmers switch to soy midst increased demand from China
The rising trade war between ther United States and China is reshaping Brazil’s agricultural business. China’s investment in Brazil has also jumped to its 7-year high. To a large extent, the outcome of China’s gamble in Brazil will be weighed… Read More ›
Venezuela takes step to block multi-billion oil smuggling business
Oil prices in Venezuela are set to rise to international levels. However, Venezuelans who register their vehicles in the vehicle census that is being carried out by his government will continue to receive subsidized fuel prices. Through a televised address,… Read More ›