The Office for National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom has said that growth in the manufacturing sector has come to a standstill resulting in a slowdown in the growth of the country’s economy. The economy clocked a growth rate… Read More ›
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Govts. Should Take Major Steps on Climate Change, Says Investor Group With $32 Trillion Assets
Call to governments all across the world to spruce their efforts to manage climate change was issued by a group of investors who together manage assets worth $32 trillion. There remains a wide gap between the measures to tackle climate… Read More ›
Hong Kong Set To Become Largest IPO Launcher This Year
According to the latest available data, in terms of the most money raised in stock market flotations, Hong Kong is on course to be the first in the world this year beating arch rival New York. However, the data also… Read More ›
Trump Trade Advisors Downplay Huawei Arrest, Say It Is Different From Trade Talks
Adding to the attempts to by some of his top trade advisers to downplay the uncertainty created by the arrest of the CFO of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies, United States. President Donald Trump tried to sound optimistic about the… Read More ›
Bitcoin Continues Its December Fall With 11% Plunge
Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto currency, marked an 11 per cent drop within 24 hours against the US dollar on Fr4iday during Asian trading hours which marked a new decline for the currency. December has not been a good month… Read More ›
Companies Could Have Their Backs To Their Wall By UK Immigration Crackdown
According to a warning issued by the head of Britain’s biggest business lobby group, UK companies could go bust and there could be significant job losses throughout the country because of the planned crackdown on immigration after Brexit as being planned… Read More ›
No-Deal Brexit Fears Raises Demand For Food Warehouse Space Resulting In Shortage
The rush to stockpile products because of growing concerns over a possible no-deal Brexit among retailers and manufacturers in the UK is causing a shortage of food warehousing space. According to media reports quoting industry representatives, there is virtually no… Read More ›
China Confident About A Trade Agreement With The U.S.
China is confident that it would be able to come to an agreement with the United States on trade, said the second largest economy in the world on Wednesday. This was a sentiment similar to what US president Donald Trump… Read More ›
The US, Mexico And Canada Sing New Trade Deal To Replace Nafta
The newly forged North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) has been now formally signed by the US President Donald Trump and appropriate representatives from the other two parties Canada and Mexico. The new or the rehashed deal has been given… Read More ›
Japan Could Be More Reluctant To Hire Foreign Executives After Ghosn Incident
While appointing foreign executive in top positions is very uncommon in Japan, the Carlos Ghosn incident could stop it altogether. Appointed in 2001, Brazil born and of Lebanese descent and a French citizen, Ghosn had led the company from the… Read More ›