Symantec is exploring to divest its web certification business which generates $400 million in annual turnover. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, U.S. cybersecurity company Symantec Corp is considering to sell its website certification business in a… Read More ›
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Activist investor Daniel Loeb’s Third Point pushing Nestle to improve productivity
By sharing his views publicly with Nestle, Daniel Loeb is hoping to pressure the company into improving its performance in comparison with its peers. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Daniel Loeb, an activist investor, is… Read More ›
Elliott Management starts a bidding war with Berkshire for the Oncor Electric Delivery
Elliott Management, Oncor’s largest creditor, has unveiled its bid of $18.5 billion topping Berkshire’s bid of $18.1 billion. The hedge fund has let it be known that it would support Berkshire’s or any third party’s bid, if they were to… Read More ›
Stripe partners with Alipay and WeChat Pay to tap China’s e-commerce market
The deal allows Chinese consumers to make international payments through Stripe. In a significant development, Stripe a Silicon Valley startup, has partnered with China’s Alipay and WeChat, to enable digital payments for merchants using its platform globally. Now Stripe can… Read More ›
U.S. oil production balancing oil prices
If it weren’t for U.S. oil, crude oil prices should have touched $100 a barrel. As per a report from Barron’s, thanks to the heightened demand for oil, and reduced supplies from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),… Read More ›
Apollo Global Management LLF acquires ClubCorp Holdings Inc for $1.1 billion
Apollo has been a prolific acquirer of golf courses. On Sunday, Apollo Global Management LLC announced it has agreed to acquire, ClubCorp Holdings Inc, one of the largest owners and operators of a private country and golf clubs in the… Read More ›
In Steel Retaliation, EU Targets Kentucky Bourbon
In order to target for retaliation over Donald Trump’s plans to invoke national security concerns to limit steel imports, EU officials have begun assembling a list of US goods including whiskey, orange juice and dairy products. the tensions set off by… Read More ›
Tesla Has 100 Day Deadline To Deliver After Winning Giant Battery Contract In Australia
In what experts say will be a litmus test for the reliability of large-scale renewable energy Tesla Inc has won an Australian contract to install the world’s biggest grid-scale battery. In order to build the gigantic lithium-ion battery that will… Read More ›
Initial Demands Void, Vow More Measures – Four Arab States Leading Qatar Boycott
Proof of Qatar’s links to terror groups is perpetuated by Doha’s refusal of their demands to resolve a Gulf diplomatic crisis, said the four Arab states leading the boycott against Qatar said late on Thursday. The countries said that they… Read More ›