According to a report from Bloomberg News, U.S. buyout group Carlyle Group Inc is closing in on a deal to acquire Siemens AG’s mechanical drive arm Flender for around $2.37 billion (2 billion euros). A deal could potentially be announced later this… Read More ›
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200 Drink Brands To Be Discontinued By Coca Cola
Almost half of its current portfolio of brand is to be cancelled by Coca Cola. Some beloved but out dated drinks such as Tab, Zico and Odwalla would be discontinued by it, the beverage giant had already announced. But earlier… Read More ›
Barclays Beats Expectations For Q3 With Steep Drop In Provisions For Bad Loans
A net profit of £611 million ($797.7 million) was reported for the third quarter by the British bank Barclays on Friday as the lender attempts to stage a recovery from the hit it took because of the novel coronavirus pandemic…. Read More ›
UK Scientist Believes Covid-19 Will Likely Turn Into An ‘Endemic’ Such As The Flu
United Kingdom’s chief scientific advisor believes that it is likely that Covid-19 will become as “endemic” as the annual flu virus. None of the potential vaccines are likely to eradicate the virus, said Patrick Vallance, even though some of the… Read More ›
ECB’s Panetta Says Euro Zone Recovery Delay Risk Due To Second Pandemic Wave
The recovery of the euro zone from the deep recession could be derailed in the event of a large second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic which makes it more important to announce ultra-easy monetary policy, said Fabio Panetta, a… Read More ›
Consumers Purchasing Luxury Goods Again Raise Hopes Of Recovery
Indications that consumers are getting comfortable spending on luxury product again was available from the good earnings reported by LVMH, the fashion conglomerate that owns brands such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Dior. There was growth again in the last… Read More ›
Belgian 5G Contracts Goe To Nokia, China’s Huawei Ousted From Heart Of EU
Amid pressure from the United States to exclude the Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei from supplying key telecoms equipment, wireless service providers Orange and Proximus have chosen to partner with Nokia for the construction of state of the art next… Read More ›
Airbus Increased Jet Deliveries In September, Targets 500 Deliveries For 2020
In September, the milestone for delivering the highest number in any month so far this year was achieved by the European plane making giant Airbus. But the company could not manage any new sales because of the conditions of the… Read More ›
Trump Will ‘Take A Good, Strong Look’ About Existence Of UFOs
United States president Donald Trump plans to give a closer look into intelligence reports in the country about the existence of UFOs, he said in a recent interview. A question about the US Department of Defense’s announcement that the Pentagon… Read More ›
IMF Urges World For Greater Synchronized Measures To Tackle Covid-19 Economic Hit
More needs to be done by the international community in order to address the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic which started n China at the end of last year and then spread to the rest of the world…. Read More ›