According to two sources familiar with the internal deliberations, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden Administration is weighing the odds of creating a White House position focused “on competition policy and issues relating to antitrust”. One of the sources has cautioned that… Read More ›
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Japan’s Nidec Corp files patent infringement lawsuit against HDD maker Seagate
On Wednesday, in a statement Japan’s Nidec Corp said, it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Seagate Technology LLC and its affiliates. In its lawsuit, filed on January 18, in the U.S. District Court in Delaware, Nidec has accused… Read More ›
Singapore’s ride hailing giant Grab exploring potential US IPO
According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, food delivery and ride hailing giant Grab is exploring a potential listing in the United States. The development comes midst robust investor appetite for IPOs. Grab aims to raise at… Read More ›
Trump Administration bolster ban on U.S. investors funding Chinese military modernization
In a statement the White House said, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which further strengthens the November ban on U.S. investments in companies which are allegedly controlled or owned by the Chinese military curbing their access… Read More ›
European companies on Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project at risk of U.S. sanctions
According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. State Department has informed European companies that those helping to build Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline face sanction risks. “We are trying to inform companies of the… Read More ›
NYSE to delist 3 Chinese telecom companies
In an about turn the New York Stock Exchange stated, it will delist three Chinese telecom companies. The development comes in the wake of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin telling the NYSE’s chief that he disagreed with its decision to… Read More ›
GM, China’s second biggest foreign automaker, records third straight downturn in sales
While China attracts global automakers saying its auto market is the world’s biggest, U.S. carmaker General Motors Co reported a 6.2% drop in vehicle sales in China during 2020. The carmaker suffered a prolonged sales slowdown in China throughout 2020…. Read More ›
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps seizes South Korean flagged tanker
According to a report from the Iranian media, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters and has detained its crew. The development comes in the wake of South Korean banks freezing Iranian funds following… Read More ›
NYSE will no longer delist China Mobile Ltd, China Telecom Corp Ltd and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd
In a statement the New York Stock Exchange said, it no longer intends to delist China Mobile Ltd, China Telecom Corp Ltd and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd “in light of further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities.” Last week the… Read More ›
Trump Administration bolsters executive order barring U.S. investment in Chinese companies
In a significant development, the Trump administration has further bolstered an executive order barring U.S. investors from purchasing securities of Chinese military-controlled companies. There is some disagreement among U.S. agencies on how tough to make the directive. In a statement,… Read More ›