On Friday, in a statement, Germany’s Economy and Transport ministries stated, Berlin will invest more than $9.74 billion (8 billion euros) in large scale hydrogen projects, in an effort to scale up hydrogen as an alternative to polluting fossil fuels… Read More ›
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Collapse of global tax treaties could impose $100 billion in costs: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
On Monday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said, the global economy could see a drop of more than 1% in output if international talks to rewrite cross-border tax treaties break down and trigger a trade war. On Friday,… Read More ›
BlackRock and Vanguard add new ETFs with soaring demand for ESG equity products
In a significant development, some of the world’s biggest asset managers, including BlackRock Inc and Vanguard Group Inc have introduced new exchange-traded funds that exclude fossil fuel companies including coal, oil and companies from other industries, after a number of… Read More ›
Ford’s top selling pickup truck F-150 to go on sale this November
In a statement, Ford Motor Co said, it has commenced production of its new F-150 pickup truck at its Dearborn, Michigan, facility. It expects the F-150 to go on sale this November. The new F-150 launch is “on time and… Read More ›
France earmarks $21.7 billion for corporate bailouts of public & private companies
On Friday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, the French government has allocated $21.7 billion (20 billion euros) for helping big companies shore up their capital reserves. “We’ve decided to put credit on the fund, to put 20 billion… Read More ›
Large investment banks backing away from Chinese IPOs on Wall Street
Midst tumbling valuations and frosty political climate, large investment banks are backing out of Chinese IPOs on Wall Street, and are forced to slash the size of their deals. In the last few months, big banks including Bank of America,… Read More ›
China to sink $7.14 billion to boost hog production
In a statement, China’s agriculture ministry said, large pig farms are queuing up along with smaller, family-based farms to tap a state-initiated investment of $7.14 billion (nearly 50 billion yuan) to boost hog productions in the country. So far, fifteen… Read More ›
MiFID II increasing pressure on margins on mid-to-small brokerages
Although regulators introduced MiFID II in order to bring about increased transparency and ensure that investors get a fairer deal, but with the reduced cost of market research, the market dominance by large financial institution is quickly becoming an issue…. Read More ›
Ford Motor to raise $2.8 billion to fund its foray into EVs and self-driving technology
At the same time, Ford Motor is also trying to catch up with General Motor by boosting the production and sale of its large SUVs. According to a filing with the U.S. SEC, Ford Motor Co is set to raise… Read More ›