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Looming U.S. Sanctions On Iran See Global Crude Oil Prices Falling Last Week

Two issues playing on the minds of investors in the global oil market โ€“ US sanctions on Iran and the possibility of US sanctions on Saudi Arabia, potential brought the
Published on October 29, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Italyโ€™s Outlook Lowered To Negative By S&P, Keeps Rating Same

Citing the weighing down of growth and debt prospects of Italy by the countryโ€™s governmentโ€™s policy plans, the outlook of the countryโ€™s economy was changed to negative from stable by
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Bitcoin Is Surprisingly Stable In A Major Sell Off In The Market

Bitcoin, the crypto currency that is known for its volatility was surprisingly stable this week even as the entire U.S. stock markets saw huge upheavals. According to data from CoinDesk,
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Historical Turkish-Saudi Rivalry Reignited By Khashoggi Investigation: WSJ

According to the analysis columnist Yaroslav Trofimov published in the Wall Street Journal, behind the strong push that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoฤŸan is giving to find out the
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

At ABBโ€™s New China Factory Robots To Make Robots

Swiss engineering company ABB is setting up a robot making factory in China Shanghai, for $150 million where robots would be used to make robots. This is an attempt by
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

82 More Pages Related To Iran With Politically Charged Memes Taken Down By Facebook

In a further crack down on hate speech and objectionable content, another 82 pages and accounts have been taken down by Facebook. All of these pages and accounts allegedly had
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

$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
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

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
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

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.
Published on October 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

World Stocks Set To Record Worst Performing Week In 5 Years

The already existing fears among investors fears about trade war and economic growth was compounded by concerns over corporate profits to drive global stocks lower on Friday and set them
Published on October 26, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Brexit Uncertainty Forces RBS To Set Aside Provision Of ยฃ100m

As the first major UK bank to officially announce a Brexit provision, RBS announced that it is setting aside a sum of ยฃ100m to counter any eventuality in the face
Published on October 26, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Saudis Could Shift Eastward Due To US Sanction Threat

International alliances that had formed and existed over decades are being put to the test because as a result of the killing of Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi.
Published on October 25, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

GE Power Business Could Get A Boost With A Potential Mega Deal In Iraq

The flagging power business of General Electric got a boost after the company etched a preliminary agreement to rebuild the dilapidated electric power grid of Iraq. But the stage for
Published on October 25, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Italy’s Budget Rejected By EU Commission

According to a report by the Italian news agency AGI, citing EU sources, Italy has been asked to submit a new budget by the European Commission after the administrative arm
Published on October 24, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

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
Published on October 24, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

New Report Claims Trumpโ€™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
Published on October 24, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

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 โ€“ especially trucks, in the
Published on October 22, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Saudi Explanation Of Khashoggiโ€™s Death Criticised Internationally

Following the declaration of Saudi Arabia that the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was because of a fist-fight, there has been international criticism of the claim. In its attempt to
Published on October 22, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

JP Morgan Eyes Silicon Valley Talent As It Builds A New Campus There

US banker JP Morgan Chase wants to attract more talent from the Silicon Valley and is planning to open up a fintech campus in Palo Alto, California, for this purpose.
Published on October 20, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

China Growth Slows Down To Its Slowest In Almost A Decade

China, the second largest economy of the world reported a slowdown in its growth for the three months ended September with a growth rate of 6.5 per cent compared to
Published on October 20, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

30M User Accounts Were Hacked, Says Facebook, Lists Types Of Data Stolen

Facebook confirmed that the earlier through figure of 50 million estimated for data breach of its users was not accurate. The social media platform put the estimate at 30 million
Published on October 13, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Tax Cuts And Higher Rates Push US Bank Profits Into Double Digits

Expanding economy and lower taxes drove the third quarter profits up by double digits for the three of the largest U.S. banks as all of them forecast continued growth under
Published on October 13, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Chinese Luxury Shoppers Buy Designer Bags Bit Not Bmws

The high end retailing landscape of China is being partially impacted by its trade war with the United States because the affluent and luxury goods seeing Chinese customers have moved
Published on October 12, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

ArcelorMittal Agrees to sell off 4 European Steel plants to Liberty House

Four European steel plants of steel and mining major ArcelorMittal would be sold out by the company to Liberty House as a part of the agreement on anti-competition with the
Published on October 12, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

World Bankโ€™s New Index Of Investment In ‘Human Capital’ Dominated By Asian Countries

A new measure coined by the World Bank called the โ€œhuman capital indexโ€ which measures youth mortality, schooling and health was dominated by Asian countries. It is possible that lifetime
Published on October 11, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

New Stricter EU Climate Targets Criticised By German Auto Industry

The decision of the national governments in the European Union (EU) to agree to impose stricter targets of carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction in the region has been criticised by the
Published on October 11, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Study Shows Historic Low Unemployment In Germany Making Hiring Difficult

A recent study conducted by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), which is the research institute of Germany’s Federal Employment Agency, claimed that the historically low rates of unemployment in
Published on October 10, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Italy Warned By IMF To Conform To EU Rules On Spending In Its Next Budget

The opposition of the European Union against the plans of the Italian government to borrow more money for an already heavily indebted economy in its next budget was supported by
Published on October 10, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Apple, Amazon & Many Other US Firms Hit By China Spy Attack: News Reports

According to new reports, the American companies that have seen their data stolen by Chinese spies include the likes of Apple and Amazon. The news reports claimed that tiny chips
Published on October 9, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Chinese Economy Apparently Is Being Hurt By Trumpโ€™s โ€œAmerica Firstโ€ Policy

While it is evident that the American economy has surged ahead โ€“ partly because of the massive tax cuts and the โ€œAmerica Firstโ€ agenda by its President Donald Trump, but
Published on October 9, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

US Unemployment Rate Hits A Record 49 Year Low

The employment scenario in the United States was hardly much better than it is now. With a fall in the rate of unemployment and reaching 3.7% in September, it touched
Published on October 9, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Aramco IPO Launch Will Take Place In Early 2021: Saudi Crown Prince

The initial public offering of the government owned Saudi Aramco would hit the markets as early as early 2021, according to the king in waiting of Saudi Arabia. This announcement,
Published on October 9, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

End of Secrecy of Swiss Bank accounts as data sharing begins

Switzerland has automatically started to share data of bank account holders in its country with the governments and tax authorities of many countries which officially brings an end to the
Published on October 5, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Disappointing Profits In 2017 Generated By Donald Trump’s Turnberry Golf Resort In Scotland

Suggestions that the public conduct of United States president Donald Trump might have impacted the popularity of his luxury golf resort at Turnberry in Scotland gained ground as the business
Published on October 5, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Plea To Ban iPhone Imports Into US Turned Down By U.S. Trade Judge

Qualcomm Inc was dealt a blow in its legal fight against iPhone Apple Inc., after a U.S. trade judge refused to pass an order to prevent the import of Apple
Published on September 30, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Former Head Of Google China Thinks Funding In AI Should Be Doubled By US

According to investor and AI practitioner Kai-Fu Lee, who has worked for leading etch companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple, the amount of investment in research in artificial intelligence by
Published on September 30, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Data Breached Of About 50 Million Facebook Users

Personal data of about 50 million users of Facebook have been hacked according to the largest social media platform of the world. Facebook said that the account of even its
Published on September 29, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Tesla Employees Asked By Musk To Test Drive Its Full Self-Driving Car: Bloomberg

According to an exclusive report published by Bloomberg, a small group of Tesla employees have been handed over a the latest version of the self driving car that the electric
Published on September 29, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Ford Chairman Wants ‘Certainty’ In Trade Deal For Company To Plan And Invest

Second largest US auto maker Ford wants some form of certainty to allow it to plan and make investments for the future. This was opined by the Ford Motor Co
Published on September 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Italy Sets High Budget Deficit Target Which May Clash With EU

Italy is on a possible collision course with the European Union because it has agreed to a budget proposal to set the budget deficit target for 2019 at 2.4% of
Published on September 28, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

US Fed Increases Rate Based On Forecast Of Growth For Next Three Years At Least

Based on its presumption that the United States economy would have a good run for the next three years at least, the U.S. Federal Reserve again raised interest rates and
Published on September 27, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Argentine Bailout Amount Increased By $7 Billion By IMF

Following a request by the Argentine government, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it would increase the emergency bailout amount for the country from $50 billion to $57.1 billion.
Published on September 27, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

New Mechanism To Avoid USโ€™s Iran Sanctions Being Worked Out By Europe, Russia And China

The European Union is developing a new mechanism for payment that would allow companies and countries to trade with Iran and still avoid the US sanctions on Tehran, announced the
Published on September 26, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

30 Minute Customs Delay Cal Lead To Bankruptcy Risk For One In 10 UK Firms: New Report

A new report related to a possible no-deal Brexit in the UK claims that there would be risk of one in 10 British firms going bankrupt because of a delays
Published on September 26, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Instagram Co-Founders Decide To Quit The Company They Had Formed

In a surprise, the co-founders of Instagram announced their intention to resign form the company that they had founded but offered no explanation about the reason of their departure. According
Published on September 25, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

China Reveals Its Outlook To The Trade War In A New Party Document

A new 71 page paper released by China accused the United States under president Donald Trump of “trade bullyism practices” that have turned out to be “the greatest source of
Published on September 25, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Brent Crude Surpasses $80 A Barrel Mark, A Multiyear High

Signals from oil cartel Opec that there would not be any immediate increase in production and a general tightening of the oil market resulted in the price of Brent crude
Published on September 24, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Agreement Between Apple And Salesforce Will Give Siri To More Biz Apps

Salesforce.com would be helped by Apple Inc to imbibe more of the features of Apple such as its Siri voice assistant into the mobile apps of Salesforce according to a
Published on September 24, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Despite Cutting Discounts, Nike Sells More Products After Colin Kaepernick Ad

The very controversial decision by sport equipment maker Nike to make use of controversial sports personality of Colin Kaepernick in an ad campaign recently, that drew very sharp criticisms form
Published on September 21, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Marketo To Be Acquired By Adobe For $4.75 Billion

Adobe Systems Inc. is set to acquire software maker Marketo Inc. in a deal that has been reported to be worth $4.75 billion. This deal is expected to enhance the
Published on September 21, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh
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