Set against a backdrop of rising support for populist parties, the flurry of upcoming elections in Europe are causes of concerns for International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde. There is growing uncertainty about the future state of the European Union… Read More ›
Strategy
Stada receives 3.6 billion euro takeover offer from Cinven
German generic drug manufacturer Stada has been caught in the eye of the storm from activist shareholders since July 2016. This latest takeover bid is the result of a year-long pressure to improve its profitability in areas including transparency, hierarchies,… Read More ›
Hyundai Motors increases its pace in the race to develop self-driving cars
The company has hired Lee Jin-woo, 47, former researcher at General Motors to oversee its research into the field of autonomous automated transportation technology. The Hyundai Motor Group has jumped in the fray of developing next generation vehicles. The company… Read More ›
Abbott Laboratories’ shares gets the buy signal from Barron’s
In 2016 Abbott Laboratories shares have traded in the range of $37 to $45. As per the Barron’s report the shares make a good buy since Abbott’s Laboratories acquisition of St Jude have skewed its global profile to the U.S…. Read More ›
Burden of OPEC Oil Cuts Being Taken by Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is overcompensating for some of its fellow oil producers even as OPEC members appear to be complying with agreed production cuts. 10 member states are required to reduce their collective output by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd)… Read More ›
Snap Inc’s forecasts $1 billion for Amazon’s cloud services
Snap already has a $2 billion contract for Google’s cloud services. The $1 billion it plans on spending on Amazon’s cloud services is in addition to its Google cloud service commitments. Eventually, Snap plans on investing in its own data… Read More ›
Morgan Stanley likely to relocate to Hudson Yards
Yes, it is the same site BlackRock Inc. will also move to in 2022. The Wall Street Journal has reported citing people familiar with the matter at hand, Morgan Stanley is contemplating on moving to Manhattan’s West Side’s Hudson Yards. Morgan… Read More ›
Blackstone acquires Aon’s benefits outsourcing business for $4.8 billion
This business processes the work benefits of roughly 15% of the current U.S. population. As per people familiar with the matter at hand, Blackstone Group LP has agreed to acquire Aon Plc’s employee benefits outsourcing business for nearly $4.8 billion…. Read More ›
UK plans on removing a major hurdle facing self-driving vehicles
Britain’s transportation minister is set to make self-driving friendly insurance rules, a fact which could nurture the nascent industry which globally has been valued at $1.1 trillion by 2025. In what is likely to be a major strategic shift to… Read More ›
Donald Trump needs to tackle China on trade tariffs: U.S. ethanol and grain producers
China, one of the biggest importers of U.S. agricultural products, has imposed punitive tariffs on U.S. agricultural produce which has resulted in the cancellation of several orders. Three industry groups in the U.S, who represent U.S. grain growers and ethanol… Read More ›