The contract includes providing ground support, supplying spare parts and provide Patriot missiles for a host of countries. The Pentagon has disclosed that Lockheed Martin Corp has won its contract worth $1.45 billion to manufacture Patriot missiles, for spare parts… Read More ›
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Wind power gains prominence at the expense of solar
The new administration in the United States is promoting wind power at the cost of solar through extended tax cuts. With the U.S. Congress extending generous tax credits for renewable energy projects, wind industry in the country is thriving. However,… Read More ›
General Motors to expand testing & production of self-driving cars
GM to build next generation self-driving cars in its factory in Michigan. In a strategic development that signals General Motor’s potential launch of new self-driving vehicles, the company’s CEO, Mary Barra has disclosed that the automaker will be expanding… Read More ›
Theresa May’s posturing are a pointer to the fact that Britain needs access to EU’s single market bloc
Although Britain has opted out of the EU, Theresa May has stated it will still continue to play a full part in discussions on matters related to the European Union. Her warning that it would take nearly a decade to… Read More ›
Snap Inc. and Uber technologies to lead IPO wave in U.S. in 2017
Although IPOs in the U.S. fell by more than a third in 2016, compared to 2015, the IPO scene is set to get a boost now that the uncertainty of the presidential elections is over. Fueled by a stronger economic… Read More ›
China flexes economic muscles, reminds Trump of its economic might
Beijing is stating rather bluntly that resetting ties with Taiwan has an economic cost attached. In a tit-for-tat move, Beijing’s China Daily newspaper has quoted a senior state planning official as saying the country will soon slap a penalty on… Read More ›
Google makes in-roads in Cuba
In a move that has geo-economic and geo-political implications, the parent of search engine giant Google Inc. has expanded its footprint in the Americas by signing a deal with the Cuban government which allows improved internet access to Cuban citizens… Read More ›
Qatar sovereign fund to invest $10 billion in U.S. infrastructure projects
It is yet to be clarified whether this sum is in addition to Qatar’s $35 billion earlier commitment. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has disclosed that it will be investing upto $10 billion in infrastructure projects in the United States. This… Read More ›
Airbus could finalise the sale of 17 jets to IranAir within 2 weeks
The urgency with which Iran is hoping to import the jets before the May 2017 presidential elections show that the issue is likely to be used to boost Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s image as a pragmatist. Iran’s flag carrier, IranAir… Read More ›