The 30% hike is reflective of Tidjane Thiam’s stewardship of the bank and was contingent on meeting a number of targets. On Friday, Credit Suisse’s annual report showed, that it has awarded its Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam a compensation of… Read More ›
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Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc set to hike interchange fees
Two of the biggest card networks in the U.S. are scheduled to hike card processing fees. The move comes at a time when there is growing push towards a cashless economy. The Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia to invest $20 billion to expand spare oil production capacity
The investment will be across several years and will see its capacity increase from its current 12 million bpd. On Thursday, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid al-Falih said, the Kingdom will invest $20 billion in the coming years to maintain… Read More ›
China hikes tariffs on select U.S. made optical fiber products
The U.S. companies that are affected by this significant hike in tariffs include Draka Communications Americas Inc, Corning Inc, OFS Fitel, among others. On Tuesday, China’s ministry of commerce disclosed it had applied “anti-dumping tariff rates” for a select segment… Read More ›
Tesla hikes China price of Model X & S by 20%
The U.S. luxury carmaker, which generated 17% of its 2017 sales from China, could relocate some of its carmaking activities to China. In response to the burgeoning U.S.-China trade war, Tesla has become the first automaker to raise the prices… Read More ›
U.S. Federal Reserve largely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday
While the hike of interest rates is on expected grounds, its expected hint on the impact of Trump’s tax overhaul is eagerly awaited by investors. With the widely expected raise of interest rates by the Federal Reserve is likely to… Read More ›
U.S. investors prefer growth over quality
Although the share prices of companies with high sales volumes have significantly outperformed quality stocks thanks to the loose monetary policies by the Fed, the market dynamics however is likely to reverse with the Fed deciding to gradually taper down… Read More ›
Insurance companies staring at the vacuum of cost-sharing subsidies
Pegged at $7 billion for 2017 and $10 billion for 2018, cost sharing subsidies are key to the survival of insurance companies. Without them, insurers say they will be forced to raise insurance premium rates by at least 20% next… Read More ›