Thanks to a cartoon bunny and Michael Jordan, Nike has just had its biggest sneaker release for itself. Featuring the basketball legend alongside Looney Tunes characters seen celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 1996 comedy, the shoemaker’s Jordan brand began selling the Space Jam… Read More ›
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Amid Diplomatic Stand-Off, Hyundai Suspends China Plant For A Week
Concerns that a diplomatic standoff may be hurting sales in the top market of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor, the automaker announced on Monday that it had suspended production at one of its Chinese factories for a week. Because of Beijing’s… Read More ›
Qatar Investment Authority opens office in NY
The sovereign wealth fund is in the process of diversifying its portfolio into the US and Asia. As per the CEO of one of the Gulf’s most acquisitive sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, the company is setting down… Read More ›
Viacom’s shares have the potential to rise by 40% by next year: Barron’s
Currently the Viacom’s shares are trading at $43 per share, down by 39% over the last two years. Barron’s has predicted that Viacom’s shares could appreciate by as much as 40% by next year with its new CEO, Bob Bakish,… Read More ›
Uber discontinues the usage of self-driving cars in its fleet after accident
Uber is withdrawing from the driverless car project, pending the results of an investigation into the accident. Uber is playing it safe. With one of Uber’s autonomous vehicle crashing on a roadway in Arizona, the ride-hailing company has suspended its… Read More ›
British manufacturers to brunt of a hard Brexit
The British manufacturing industry along with its financial and banking sector is likely to bear the brunt of a hard Brexit strategy. Today, British manufacturers have told Prime Minister Theresa May, it would be prudent to drop the threat of… Read More ›
After Brexit, Chocolate Could Get Smaller, Cadbury Says
Even while committing to stay in Britain after Brexitt, the size of its products could be shrunk or the prices could be raised after Brexit, Cadbury has said. the country would still be the “home of chocolate manufacturing” and the… Read More ›
ECB Warns Brexit Is A ‘Major Risk’ For Euro Zone Banks Still Not Profitable Enough
Amidst the risks that are faced by many European banks and indeed the entire sector faces, banks need to boost their profitability and business models, waned the European Central Bank on Thursday. In its annual report on supervisory activities, the… Read More ›
Fund managers migrating funds to emerging markets midst U.S. interest rate hikes
Emerging economies are seen as having a better economy and ability to pay, thus the migration in funds. Thanks to the rise of short term interest rates in the U.S, bond fund managers are increasingly migrating towards debt markets in… Read More ›
Amazon wins $1.5 billion tax case with IRS, negatively skews its domestic and European tax profile
With the judgement of the case being delivered less than a week before the end of the coming financial year, its tax profiles could be significantly affected. In a significant win for Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest online retailer has… Read More ›