Pacific Investment Management Co. has some advice on where investors should be positioned when the year-and-a-half bull run in emerging markets comes to end at some point. The “Australian Dream” is the shorthand for countries with strong institutions where external… Read More ›
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IEA Warns Operational Problems Caused By Arab Rift With Qatar
The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned Wednesday that “logistical headaches” could be caused by the ongoing dispute between several Middle East countries and Qatar. The political dispute has become an operational problem for lifters of Qatari crude, condensate and LNG… Read More ›
As Consumers Feel The Hit Of Brexit Vote Inflation, UK Retail Sales Fall Sharply
In what is the latest sign of the growing hit to the economy from rising inflation since the Brexit vote, British retail sales fell more sharply than expected in May, data showed on Thursday. In what is a heavier downturn that the… Read More ›
As , European Grocery Rivalry Expands To U.S.
An industry embroiled in a deflation-fueled price war saw competitive pressure added to it as a decades-long supermarket battle in Europe is now set to move to the U.S. Aldi said on Monday that in order to open 900 supermarkets over… Read More ›
In Wake Of Terror Attacks, Direct Access To Could Be Given By EU
Including providing data directly from cloud storage, retrieving electronic evidence from US tech firms for the police and law enforcement agencies is being made easier by the European Union. Even when it is stored in another EU member state – which… Read More ›
Promoters Selling Stake In Company Denied By India’s Infosys
Media reports that founders of India’s second-biggest software services exporter were looking to sell their entire 12.75 percent stake in the company was denied by Infosys Ltd. Although a report carried a denial from one founder, Narayana Murthy, citing people… Read More ›
Expert Says A ‘Dead Giveaway’ That It’s Building An AI Chip For Iphones, Just Offered By Apple
A set of tools that developers can use to incorporate machine learning techniques into their apps – Core ML, was very recently introduced by Apple Inc. Amid all of the new hardware and iOS updates the news was little noticed…. Read More ›
Finally, Global Energy Market Feeling Heat Of Qatar Fight
Speculation that the row between Qatar and its Mideast neighbors will spill more broadly into the global gas market were raised as two Qatari LNG shipments, believed to be U.K.-bound, abruptly changed direction in the Gulf of Aden Thursday. And… Read More ›
Investors Haven’t Lost Interest Even Though E-Commerce May Be Biting Singapore’s Retail Real-Estate
Investors are still eyeing the city-state of Singapore as Singapore’s malls have felt the pinch similar to the other bricks-and-mortar retailers globally who have taken a hit from e-commerce. But that doesn’t mean investors are entirely gung-ho. But expecting the… Read More ›
As Gulf Spat Deepens, U.A.E. Closes Airspace To Qatar Flights
In an effort to deepen Qatar’s isolation, the latest in a series of unprecedented measures by the Saudi-led alliance that risk squeezing the country’s economy and finances, the United Arab Emirates banned all international flights serving Doha from flying through… Read More ›