Japan is taking steps to improve the monitoring of the ownership of its companies in industries which it considers as critical to its national security. According to two officials with knowledge of the matter at hand, Japanese officials are considering… Read More ›
core
U.S. trade action bites Chinese economy, trade negotiations scheduled for Jan 7-8
The United States and China have until March to resolve the core issues of the trade war. If Beijing were to continue stonewalling U.S. demands of bringing an end to the abuse of its intellectual property, opening up its market… Read More ›
China could hit at the core of the U.S. manufacturing supply chain machinery: Lou Jiwei
The suggestion by Lou Jiwei, a former finance minister, would feed the most hawkish sentiments in the Trump Administration and would attract a sharp retaliation from the U.S. With U.S. President Donald Trump expecting to announce new tariffs on U.S…. Read More ›
General Electric agrees to sell part of its lighting business for an undisclosed sum
The part sale of GE’s lighting business, which can be traced back to Thomas Edison who co-founded the company more than a century ago, is just the first of many steps to shred-off its non-core assets and focus on just… Read More ›
Cisco acquires appmaker AppDynamics for $3.7 billion
Although analysts have stated that the acquisition “appears to be high”, most view the development in positive light since it could boost Cisco’s revenues. With Cisco Systems Inc looking to expand beyond its core networking business, the computing giant announced… Read More ›