Samsonite, the world’s biggest luggage maker, has been accused of indulging in questionable accounting practices and poor corporate governance. On Monday, following the accusation of a short seller that Samsonite has been party to poor corporate governance and had engaged… Read More ›
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Avast cuts price expectations from its IPO
Avast’s share offering is slated to be one of the biggest tech IPOs to hit Britain. On Wednesday, Avast stated it has reduced reduced its price expectations for its landmark initial public offering (IPO) to 250-270 pence a share, down… Read More ›
ZTE’s valuation tumbles following U.S. sanctions
The United States sanctioned Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE after it was caught illegally shipping U.S. goods to Iran. With the United States banning ZTE Corp from selling its components to U.S. telecom equipment makers for seven years, Chinese funds… Read More ›
Global stock sell-off wipes out $4 trillion from market capitalization
Facing a downturn in market conditions, investors are pouring into other assets, such as forex. Stock markets across the globe, tread downwards for a fourth consecutive days wiping out $4 trillion from the market which had peaked just eight days… Read More ›
Baidu Inc’s video streaming business, iQiyi eyeing U.S. IPO for early 2018
iQiyi, China’s equivalent of Netflix, is expected to be valued between $8 billion to $10 billion. As per a source with direct knowledge of the plans, iQiyi, Baidu Inc’s video streaming service, is eyeing a IPO in the United States,… Read More ›
Apple could make history as the first listed company to hit the $1 trillion market cap milestone
If you are wondering why Apple’s share has been the darling of investors, including Warren Buffet, this is an eye opener and makes a fascinating read. On the day Apple launched its newest flagship, the value of its stock price… Read More ›
Burberry rejects multiple takeover offers from Coach Inc.
If the merger would have gone ahead, according to the Financial Times, the market capitalisation of the combined company would have been in excess of $20 billion. As per the Financial Times, Burberry, a British luxury fashion brand, has rejected… Read More ›