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$5 Bn Drought Fund Announced By Australian Govt

Australia is being planned to be made drought proof and the Australian government has apportioned 7 billion Australian dollars (4.9 billion U.S. dollars) for this purpose.   The announcement was made after a National Drought Summit which was attended by more than 100 farmer representatives...

Rupert Murdoch Could But Sports Networks He Had Recently Sold To Disney

In an interesting twist of events, the same company that had sold 22 regional sports TV networks to Disney is now the front-runner to buy back those channels from it.   According to media reports quoting sources, the leading contender to buy back the RSNs it "sold" to Disney as part of the...

Growth Worries Triggered By Weak Amazon, Alphabet Q3 Results

Concerns about the favourite tech stocks of Wall Street are beginning to face strong competition were fanned after shares of Amazon.com Inc recorded its largest fall in four years on Friday following the retailer’s revenue for the holiday season missed targets.   The third quarter was the...

Facebook fined half a million pounds in Britain

The British Information Commissioner (ICO) imposed on Facebook Inc., which owns the eponymous social network, a fine of £ 500 thousand (about $ 644 thousand) for cooperation with the British company Cambridge Analytica, which led to the leakage of personal data, reports CNBC. According to British...

Barclays net profit for 9 months decreases by 10% to $ 4.05 billion

Net profit of one of the largest banks in Britain, Barclays, before tax in January-September 2018 amounted to 3.12 billion pounds sterling ($ 4.05 billion), which is 10% lower than a year ago, follows from the statements of the credit institution. In terms of one ordinary share, the basic profit...

F-35, Lower Tax Rate Boosts Lockheed Martin Profit By 17 Pct In Q3

Lower tax rates because of the corporate tax cuts announced by United States president Donald Trump and a higher production of its F-35 fighter jets helped Lockheed Martin Corp to beat Wall Street estimates for third quarter profits noting a 17 per cent year-on-year increase. Lockheed is the...

New Report Claims Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Helped US Tech Firms Make Millions

A new report claims the US immigration enforcement has allowed Silicon Valley technology giants such as Amazon, Palantir and Microsoft make millions.   According to a paper published by a coalition of immigrant rights groups, the money was is being made by supplying hardware and software to...

Lotte introduces a new investment plan for $ 44 billion

The South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, which chairman was released from custody this month, revised the five-year investment plan just two years after its initial announcement. Now Lotte plans to spend 50 trillion won ($ 44.05 billion) until 2023, Reuters reports. Earlier, the conglomerate...

Truckmaker Volvo Forecasts Lower Demand And Trouble From Emission Issues

Shares of Swedish truck maker Volvo went for a down spin after the auto maker estimated that there would be a decline for its vehicles – especially trucks, in the important markets of Europe and China. Investors engaged in selling of the company stocks on fears and assumptions that demand in these...

Halliburton increases net profit for 9 months to $ 992 million

The net profit of the American oilfield services company Halliburton Inc., attributable to the parent company, increased 2.7 times in January-September 2018 and amounted to $ 992 million, follows from the company's statements. The net profit of Halliburton per ordinary share in the reporting period...
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