The use of middle men to pursue military sales is having a material impact on Europe’s biggest airplane maker. On Tuesday, Airbus stated it had uncovered serious issues involving the use of sales agents to sell U.S. arms technology. The… Read More ›
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South Korea and China mend ties ahead of Trump’s visit to Asia
The detente in the relationship comes after China officially delinked the difficult conditions South Korean companies operating in China had to suffer since the spat with South Korea’s Blue House saying “China repeated this stance during discussions, saying difficulties faced… Read More ›
U.S. Crude oil export boom will test limits of its infrastructure
To tap the booming U.S. crude oil export potential, many port operators are expanding facilities. With U.S. President Donald Trump making sustained efforts at boosting export levels of the country, tankers carrying record levels of crude oil are leaving ports… Read More ›
Envoys from South Korea and China meet to discuss threats posed by North Korea
South Korea, China and Japan have high stakes if the North Korean threat goes north. The economic and humanitarian costs of a confrontation will be significant, especially for South Korea. Officials from South Korea’s foreign ministry are set to meet… Read More ›
U.S. tech giants report phenomenal jump in quarterly earnings
In a paradigm shift, businesses are increasingly shifting from owning data centres to cloud computing, which is creating the basis for a new bull run. The combined revenues of Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft have totaled to more than $100 billion… Read More ›
U.S. electricity grid reliable enough, does not need further propping up – industry groups
Electricity producers across the energy spectrum, have come together and have stated to the Trump Administration that it should drop its proposal of propping up ageing coal power plants. In a surprising development, industries that rarely see eye to tight,… Read More ›
Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd agree to cost cutting measures for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The move is not only in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to shift manufacturing back to the United States but also has material cost savings factored in it. On Monday, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and Boeing… Read More ›
Tightening oil supplies in the global oil pool leading to higher crude out prices
While OPEC’s price cuts are slowly driving up crude oil prices upwards, analysts from BofA Merrill Lynch have forecast higher crude oil prices for the remainder of 2017 and early 2018 citing rising geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran…. Read More ›
Reimposing economic sanctions on Tehran risks handing an upper hand to Iranian hardliners in negotiations with the West
Any form of reactionary based out of its domestic policy on the international theatre is likely to have significant impact on not only the U.S. economy but on regions surrounding Iran. On Saturday, Germany’s foreign minister warned that the U.S…. Read More ›
If NAFTA were to fail it would put bilateral trade worth $1.2 trillion at risk
Although the U.S. aim could be portrayed as being noble and patriotic – that of reducing the U.S. trade deficit, – the demands of negotiators however risk risk derailing the highly integrated supply chains that U.S. manufactures depend on; it… Read More ›