A significant dip in demand from China, along with falling prices have deeply affected its operations. The Obama administration’s climate change policies have only compounded its woes. Faced with a significant drop in coal prices, U.S. coal producer Peabody Energy… Read More ›
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Viacom’s gets Redstone’s thumbs up for selling minority stake in Paramount Studio
Sumner Redstone, a 92 year old majority stakeholder of Viacom, had opposed the sale. As per a report from the WSJ, Sumner Redstone, who holds a controlling stake in Viacom, is opposed to Phillipe Dauman’s, Viacom’s CEO, plans of selling… Read More ›
Antitrust regulators in South Africa extend AB-InBev SABMiller deal by 15 days
South Africa’s Competition Commission extends deadline scrutiny for AB-InBev’s acquisition of SABMiller by 15 days. South Africa’s antitrust authorities have extended the scrutiny period of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s acquisition of SABMiller by 15 days. This is because the competition watchdog needed… Read More ›
Panama’s Attorney General raids Mossack Fonseca’s office in Panama
The raid by the Panamanian police is supposedly looking for evidence of illegal activities by the law firm. Late on Tuesday, Panama’s Attorney General has raided the offices of Mossack Fonseca, a law firm, in search for evidence of illegal… Read More ›
Alcoa posts lower profits for first quarter of 2016
The company is set to split in the second half of this year. Alcoa Inc., a company which deals in metals, has reported a lower quarterly profit thanks to low commodity prices. Plant closures and disinvestments along with a strong… Read More ›
Warning of Stagnation Risk Issued by IMF as it Cuts Global Growth Forecast
Citing reasons of China’s slowdown, persistently low oil prices and chronic weakness in advanced economies, the International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for the fourth time in the past year on Tuesday. The global economy would grow at… Read More ›
Texas Attorney General charged with securities scam by the SEC
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been indicted by a Texas state grand Jury in 2014. In a significant development, U.S. regulators have charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on charges of defrauding investors in a stock scam revolving around… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs settles Justice Department probe
This is a major victory for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The U.S. Department of Justice has disclosed that the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has now agreed to shell out $5.06 billion in settlement claims for having misled mortgage… Read More ›
Halliburton Baker Hughes deal under European Commission lens
Last week the DOJ has filed a lawsuit to stop the merger as the resultant would leave only two dominant companies in the global well drilling and oil industry construction services industry. The equivalent of antitrust regulators in the European… Read More ›
Allianz Global CEO Identifies ‘Brexit’ as the Biggest Risk Facing Europe
The greatest risk facing the region is the U.K. referendum on its membership of the European Union, says the vice-chair of financial services firm Allianz Global Investors, reported CNBC. Regardless of the outcome of the vote on June 23, it… Read More ›