According to early data analysis of stock trading, news of a breakthrough in the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19 triggered one of the heaviest trading days since the height of the pandemic crisis with trade worth around $2… Read More ›
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General Electric Co retains CEO Lawrence Culp up to August 31, 2024
In a statement, General Electric Co said, it has extended the employment agreement of its Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Culp up to August 31, 2024. In a regulatory filing dated August 18, GE said, its board had also approved a… Read More ›
Hong Kong considers tweaking tax framework to attract private equity
On Monday, Hong Kong’s finance secretary Paul Chan stated, the government is weighing its options for introducing a more “competitive” tax arrangement in order to attract private equity funds to the city. The development comes in the wake of China’s… Read More ›
JPMorgan Chase & Co’s asset and wealth-management arm to raise $1 billion towards a mezzanine fund
According to a report from Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, JPMorgan Chase & Co’s asset- and wealth-management arm is raising monies for a mezzanine fund. The report states, JPMorgan Chase & Co’s asset- and wealth-management arm… Read More ›
Carousell close to becoming a unicorn
Singapore’s online classifieds company Carousell merges with Norway’s Telenor in a deal valued at more than $850 million. On Thursday, in a statement, Singapore’s Carousell, an online classifieds company stated, it has agreed to a proposal to merge with a… Read More ›
Societe General SA to trim jobs at its global banking and investor solutions business
The yet to be officially announced move is aimed at offsetting regulatory cost pressures. On Friday, as per a report from Bloomberg, French bank Societe General SA, plans on trimming thousands of jobs at its global banking and investor solutions… Read More ›
China’s temporary ban of Micron Technology’s chip sales in China sours mood of investors towards semiconductor stocks
Market sentiments are likely to be choppy ahead of July 6 – the date on which the United States is set to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods worth $34 billion. Following China banning the sale of Micron Technology’s chip… Read More ›
Stocks markets across the world bounce back on easing trade war fears
News of U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin planning a visit to China had eased fears of a trade war between the two giant economies. With the United States and China set to negotiate on trade, fears of trade wars between two… Read More ›
BlackRock to raise $10 billion for equity investments: source
The move will place it in direct competition with Berkshire Hathaway Inc and Blackstone Group. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, plans on raising around $10 billion as part… Read More ›