With demand exceeding supply, the Dutch yacht building industry is seeing a new high. Continuing its maritime tradition and on the back of technical superiority stemming right from the 17th century, which is also known as the Golden Age, the… Read More ›
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EU woos Trump with potential import of U.S soybeans and U.S. LNG
The EU’s strategic decision to publish historic trade data is a message to Trump: let us work and trade competitively rather than fight bashful wars. Tariff-free trade can be a win-win situation for both economies. On Thursday, the European Union… Read More ›
The EU will act against U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel: Angela Merkel
In an unusual combative move, here is what German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after the G7 summit in Canada. German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced regret vis-a-vis U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw support for a G7 communique. On… Read More ›
U.S. introduces bill to force software makers to disclose third party source code reviews
The National Defense Authorization Act aims to limit the basket of vulnerabilities, adversaries of the United States can use to perpetrate cyber attacks on U.S. interests. On Thursday, in a development that has significant strategic ramifications across U.S. industries, a… Read More ›
Russia hints that it will gradually boost its oil production from June 2018
OPEC and Russia have been withholding their respective crude oil production levels while oil producers from the U.S., Canada and Brazil have been boosting theirs. As a result of the production cuts, oil prices touched their multi-year high of $80.50… Read More ›
Bayer gets Russia’s nod for its $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto
Bayer has already received approval from the EU, Australia, Brazil, China; Russia now adds to this list. In a development that aids Bayer’s $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto, it has now got approval from FAS, Russia’s antitrust regulator, for its… Read More ›
Britain’s Treasury Committee begins investigation into the fantastic sums of money that is being invested in Britain
Under new laws Britain’s Treasury Committee can order the siezure of assets if their owner(s) are unable to explain the source(s) of their funds; providing misleading statements could result in fines or up to two years in the cooler. Following… Read More ›
U.S. to emerge as the world’s biggest oil producer by 2019: International Energy Agency
Soaring U.S. crude oil production has upended global oil markets since it comes at a time when Russia and OPEC have cut their production volumes in order to slim the glut in the global oil pool. On Tuesday, the International… Read More ›
‘Oligarchy list’ could potentially damage image and goodwill of Russian businesses and firms
Russian stocks have largely shrugged off the risks of new U.S. sanctions which center around this list. On Tuesday, Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that with Washington choosing to place people close to the Kremlin as part of an ‘oligarchy… Read More ›
Crude oil posts strongest ever opening of the year since 2014
Despite receiving support for its bullish upward drive, rising U.S. oil production is likely to be a drag for oil’d 2018 outlook. On Tuesday, oil prices posted their strongest ever opening since 2014, with the anti-government uprising in Iran along… Read More ›