The general U.S. oil drilling trend shows that it is set to become the world’s no.1 oil producer. On Monday, two factors contributed in the rise of oil prices. The first was the drop in production of U.S. rigs drilling… Read More ›
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Blackstone Group LP in advanced talks to acquire Thomson Reuters’ F&R business for more than $17 billion
Thomson Reuters’ Financial and Risk business accounts for more than 50% of the group’s total revenues. As per 3 sources familiar with the matter at hand, Blackstone Group LP, a private equity firm, is in advanced talks to With Thomson… Read More ›
Kobe Steel revises downwards its full year profit forecast
In the wake of its widespread data falsification scandal the embattled Japanese steelmaker has taken several steps, including revising its full year revenue forecast. On Monday, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported, embattled Japanese steel company Kobe Steel Ltd, as having… Read More ›
North Korea’s exports of iron ore, lead and coal fall to their historic lows
While China had earlier continued to export gasoline and diesel to Pyongyang it has stopped doing so over concerns that North Korea will be unable to pay for the goods. Although export levels have dropped significantly, they are yet to… Read More ›