Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a range of options under which U.S. farmers could be protected, it is evaluating its options and gauging the market’s reaction. As per an official from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),… Read More ›
Strategy
Risks And Opportunities For South American Countries Posed By U.S.-China Trade Rivalry
Economies in Latin America have been left analyzing the risks and opportunities that could come their way because of the rising trade tensions between the United States and China. The two countries moved a step closer towards full blown trade… Read More ›
Apple’s Attempt To Rejuvenate Siri Makes It Poach Google’s AI Head
Apple Inc. is clearly attempting to fix the problems with its AI program in order to gain back the market dominance that it had during the early days of the AI industry and this was exhibited once again as John… Read More ›
Britain’s market watchdog to asset manager : assess value of services provided to clients
Under new guidelines, the UK’s asset managers will have to annually report an assessment of the value of their services they provide to clients, such that clients can have a firmer grip on the fund’s objectives and better undertsand its… Read More ›
Strategic decision as to who will control Telecom Italia’s assets to be decided today
So as to protect Telecom Italia, Italy’s state lender, CDP, is likely to purchase a stake in the firm to protect its strategic assets. On Thursday, as per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, CDP, Italy’s state… Read More ›
Clariant expects to generate $2 billion in sales from North America within the next 3 years
Here is a snapshot of Clariant’s growth strategy. On Thursday, Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant stated, it expects to make $2 billion in sales from North America, its second-biggest market, by the next three years. In a statement, it has… Read More ›
India’s Jet Airways to purchase 75 Boeing 737 Max narrowbody jets for $8.8 billion
For the 41st time, India’s domestic air traffic is seeing double digit growth. India’s Mumbai-based Jet Airways Ltd disclosed it plans on purchasing 75 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbody jets from the U.S. airplane maker. Jet Airways did not disclose in… Read More ›
Deutsche Bank nominates 4 members to its supervisory board
The development comes midst questions being raised by major investors over the future leadership at Germany’s biggest bank. On Wednesday, Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank stated John Thain, a veteran U.S. banker is being nominated to its supervisory board. The… Read More ›
Cement maker LafargeHolcim loses key investor from its board
Key personnels from cement maker LafargeHolcim are set to step down from its board at its 2018 AGM. On Wednesday, Cement maker LafargeHolcim stated Thomas Schmidheiny, its largest most influential shareholder who has been the driving force behind merger which… Read More ›
China raises anti-dumping tariffs on diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol
A range of U.S and European companies, are likely to be affected by this measure, including DowDuPont, Equistar, BASF, Eastman, Sasol and Ineos. On Wednesday, China’s Ministry of Commerce said, Beijing will raise anti-dumping tariffs on diethylene glycol and ethylene… Read More ›