The deal marks 2017’s first significant merger in the advisory, research and analysis industry. Gartner Inc, an IT research and an advisory company, has disclosed that it is set to acquire CEB Inc, a provider of business research and analysis,… Read More ›
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American Apparel’s branding theme could potentially create pressure points for its acquirer
With Donald Trump pressurizing companies to subscribe to his agenda, American companies such as Amazon.com and Forever 21, could succumb to cost conscious competitor such as Canada’s Gildan Activewear Inc. According to sources familiar with the discussion at hand, online… Read More ›
French fashion house Chloé set to appoint Natacha Ramsay-Levi as its creative director
Ramsay-Levi’s shift from Louis Vuitton to Chloé, underscores the fact that there has been a high turnover rate of staff at the design studio in the last two years. This could be partially attributed to long working hours and stressful… Read More ›
British consumers capitalize on holidays shopping discounts boost consumer spending to 11 year high
Defying downturn predictions following Britain’s shock Brexit referendum the British economy has surged forward. However in the long run, the price of the sterling and its ability to negotiate access to EU’s single market will determine the country’s economic future…. Read More ›
Toshiba again accused of profit padding by securities watchdog
Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has accused Toshiba’s top management of accounting fraud for the period of 2012-2014. With reports appearing in the media that a security watchdog suspects Toshiba Corp of misreporting its profits by $339.59 million (40… Read More ›
Samsung’s 3D NAND chips help rake in record profits
Samsung’s third quarter results expected to touch new heights. Despite Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, analysts have found that this is likely to be Samsung’s best quarterly profits in nearly 3 years. An aggressive sales strategy for its memory chips… Read More ›
South Korean court allows Italy’s Fincantieri to become a preferred bidder for STX France
The French state has a 33% stake in STX France. Last year, STX France delivered the largest passenger ship ever built – the ‘Harmony of the Seas’. A spokesman for South Korea’s court has reported that the court had given… Read More ›
Bitcoins have registered a growth of 125% in 2016
Traded heavily in China, the cryptocurrency is used to go around capital control norms placed by China’s ruling bosses. In a significant development, bitcoin has jumped above $1,000 for the first time in 3 years. It has outperformed all currencies… Read More ›
Tesla faces potentially class action suit from sudden acceleration issues in Model X
The lawsuit had cited incidents of sudden acceleration from NHTSA’s database and on this basis has sought class action status. A model X owner has sued Tesla Motors stating that his EV suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to… Read More ›
South Korea bans models of Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche, Nissan
The ban comes in the wake of an investigation by South Korea whose findings indicate that these companies had falsified documents related to pollution norms and noise levels. BMW and Nissan have acknowledged the findings of the investigation. In the… Read More ›