Glencore has come under investor pressure to boost its shareholder returns; it is also under pressure from U.S. regulators who have raised alleged corruption and bribery charges against the company. On Tuesday, mining and commodities trading giant Glencore stated, it… Read More ›
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Saudi Arabia’s Aramco eyeing controlling stake at SABIC
While the size of the stake is yet unknown, what is certain is that it wants a majority stake in SABIC. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Saudi Arabia’s Aramco aims to purchase a controlling stake… Read More ›
Tiger Global builds $1 billion stake in SoftBank, calls it undervalued
SoftBank’s shares have appreciated by 54% in the last 5 years. Although its market capitalization is $87 billion, in comparison Alibaba has a market capitalization of $480 billion and the value of its shares have doubled since their listing on… Read More ›
Trading suspended in Samsonite’s stock
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 ›
Samsung BioLogics Co under investigation for breach of accounting rule
Analysts opine that South Korea’s newly amended listing rule do not state that a positive net profit is a prerequisite; this could potentially shield the company from this line of investigation. On Wednesday, shares of Samsung BioLogics Co Ltd fell… Read More ›
Australia’s largest listed wealth manager staring at class action lawsuit
Its Chairwoman and legal counsel have resigned with immediate effect. Analysts expect more heads to roll in the coming weeks. On Monday, following damaging revelation of inappropriate behavior at AMP, Australia’s largest-listed wealth manager, Catherine Brenner, its chairwoman and Brian… 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 ›
Dutch paintmaker Akzo Nobel in early acquisition talks with U.S. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
As per analysts, although the going is likely to be tough for Akzo, the company is under heightened pressure to deliver given its past behavior and performance. On Monday, Akzo Nobel, the Dutch paints and coatings maker who came under… 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 ›
Sirius XM negotiating PIPE deal with Pandora Media
If the deal goes through, it could potentially be a win-win situation for both companies, given their common target audience. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, Sirius XM Holdings Inc, a U.S. satellite radio company is looking… Read More ›