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AstraZeneca to buy US-based Fusion for $2.4 bln

AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical business, announced in a news release that it has signed a deal to purchase Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a US-based company that specializes in the development of radiopharmaceuticals.
Published on March 20, 2024
By Iris Barker

EC chief urges to admit candidate countries to EU as soon as possible

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, demanded on Tuesday that plans for EU enlargement be carried out as quickly as feasible, according to the EFE newsโ€ฆ
Published on March 20, 2024
By Iris Barker

Electric car makers’ capitalization loses $1.5trln from peak levels

According to MarketWatch, the market valuation of all businesses worldwide engaged in the manufacture of electric vehicles is currently approximately $700 billion, having dropped from their peak values by almostโ€ฆ
Published on March 18, 2024
By Iris Barker

U.S. boosts oil production and exports to record highs in 2023

According to calculations by the US Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA), US oil exports rose by 13% from 2022 to a record 4.1 million barrels per day (bpd)โ€ฆ
Published on March 18, 2024
By Iris Barker

Swisscom to buy Vodafone’s Italian segment for โ‚ฌ8 billion

Vodafone Italia, the Italian branch of British corporation Vodafone, is being acquired by Swiss telecom provider Swisscom for a sum of โ‚ฌ8 billion.
Published on March 18, 2024
By Iris Barker

Catalan politician Puigdemont ready to return to Spain only in case of amnesty

According to EFE, Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia's administration (a Spanish autonomous community), stated that he was willing to return to Spain, but only once the amnesty billโ€ฆ
Published on March 18, 2024
By Iris Barker

Shareholders ask Nestle to cut sales of unhealthy products

According to the Financial Times, a group of shareholders of Swiss Nestle, the world's biggest supplier of food and soft drinks, suggested adding a resolution on lowering the proportion ofโ€ฆ
Published on March 14, 2024
By Iris Barker

Steven Mnuchin assembles group of investors to buy TikTok

Steven Mnuchin, the former Treasury Secretary of the United States, is assembling a group of investors to purchase the TikTok service for making and watching short videos, reports CNBC.
Published on March 14, 2024
By Iris Barker

Large companies In Japan will raise wages in spring to the maximum since 1992

According to the Financial Times, which cites analysts' projections, major Japanese corporations will raise workers' compensation by an average of more than 4% following spring negotiations with labor unions. Thisโ€ฆ
Published on March 13, 2024
By Iris Barker

G20 GDP growth slows to 0.7% in Q4

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) preliminary assessment, the G20 countries' economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the preceding threeโ€ฆ
Published on March 13, 2024
By Iris Barker

Global AR/VR helmet market more than doubles in Q4 2023

International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that the fourth quarter of 2023 saw a more than 2.3-fold annual growth in the global market for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) helmets dueโ€ฆ
Published on March 12, 2024
By Iris Barker

Mercedes-Benz CEO urges the EU to cut import duties on electric cars from China

Ola Kallenius, CEO of the Mercedes-Benz Group, has urged the European Union to reduce import taxes on Chinese electric vehicles rather than attempting to shield European producers.
Published on March 12, 2024
By Iris Barker

Eurozone GDP unchanged in Q4, up 0.4% in 2023

Official figures from the European Union's statistics agency (Eurostat) show that the GDP of the Eurozone remained constant in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the preceding three months.
Published on March 11, 2024
By Iris Barker

Iran ready to resume talks on JCPOA with Europe

Iran is ready to talk with Europe on resuming the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding its nuclear program, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani.
Published on March 11, 2024
By Iris Barker

Analysts noted growing interest of British investors in US securities

According to Calastone analysis, British investors have been actively buying American equities since October 2023, while keeping their money out of the securities of British corporations.
Published on March 6, 2024
By Iris Barker

U.S. House of Representatives drafts a bill to ban TikTok

According to The Hill, lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have unveiled a bill that would outlaw TikTok.
Published on March 6, 2024
By Iris Barker

Nvidia becomes one of the top three largest companies by market cap

Nvidia is now the third-biggest company in the world with a higher market valuation than Saudi Aramco.
Published on March 5, 2024
By Iris Barker

BofA raises end of 2024 forecast for S&P 500 to 5,400 points

Analysts at Bank of America raised their prediction for the US market index S&P 500 at the end of 2024 from 5,000 points to 5,400 points.
Published on March 5, 2024
By Iris Barker

Tesla to offer insurance subsidies to electric car buyers in China

US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc. is boosting demand in the fiercely competitive sector by offering new incentives to Chinese consumers.
Published on March 3, 2024
By Iris Barker

Bloomberg: OPEC+ countries extend oil supply cuts until the end of June

Delegates from the member states of OPEC+ have decided to prolong the cutback in oil exports by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) until the end of June, according toโ€ฆ
Published on March 3, 2024
By Iris Barker

India’s Tata ponders microchips production

The Indian giant Tata Group may soon declare that work on building its first facility to produce semiconductors begins.
Published on February 29, 2024
By Iris Barker

SEC investigates head of OpenAI Altman

According to The Wall Street Journal, which cites sources, Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT chatbot developer OpenAI, is the subject of an investigation by the US Securities and Exchangeโ€ฆ
Published on February 29, 2024
By Iris Barker

Carl Icahn’s investment fund unexpectedly ends Q4 with a loss

The investment vehicle owned by billionaire Carl Icahn, Icahn Enterprises LP, surprised analysts by reporting a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Published on February 28, 2024
By Iris Barker

Tesla to start delivering Roadster sports car in 2025

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on social media platform X that the company will begin shipping its Roadster electric sports car in 2025.
Published on February 28, 2024
By Iris Barker

Chinese state funds invest $57B into local stock market since the beginning of 2024

A study by UBS Group AG shows that Chinese state funds have supported the nation's stock market by infusing more than 410 billion yuan ($57 billion) into it since theโ€ฆ
Published on February 28, 2024
By Iris Barker

USA expects to take 20% share in global advanced chip production by 2030

By 2030, the United States may account for 20% of the world's output of the most sophisticated processors required to run artificial intelligence (AI) systems, said the nation's Secretary ofโ€ฆ
Published on February 28, 2024
By Iris Barker

Investment funds show interest in buying Samsonite

The biggest luggage manufacturer is looking into a number of possibilities, such as a sale with delisting.
Published on February 27, 2024
By Iris Barker

Goldman Sachs expects four Fed rate cuts in 2024

US bank Goldman Sachs Group revised the Federal Reserve's (Fed) federal funds rate trajectory for 2024 in light of recent remarks made by Fed officials and the meeting minutes fromโ€ฆ
Published on February 27, 2024
By Iris Barker

Japan’s Nikkei index breaks 34-year record

Nikkei 225, the main stock index in Japan, broke the previous record of 38,915 points set in December 1989 by reaching a record high of 39,098 points yesterday. The indexโ€ฆ
Published on February 22, 2024
By Iris Barker

Rising inflation triggers massive economic crisis in Nigeria

The biggest economy in Africa, Nigeria, is going through one of its worst crises ever.
Published on February 22, 2024
By Iris Barker

GDP growth rates of OECD countries slows to 0.4% in Q4

Preliminary estimations show that the economies of nations - members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) expanded by 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared toโ€ฆ
Published on February 22, 2024
By Iris Barker

Rio Tintoโ€™s 2023 profit down by 19% amid falling aluminum prices

Rio Tinto, an Australian miner, reduced its net profit in 2023 from a revised $12.39 billion to $10.06 billion. This represents a 19% reduction.
Published on February 22, 2024
By Iris Barker

S&P Global may buy analytics platform Visible Alpha for $500M

According to the Financial Times, which cites unnamed sources, the US-based S&P Global Inc. is close to paying more than $500 million to acquire the analytics platform Visible Alpha fromโ€ฆ
Published on February 21, 2024
By Iris Barker

Amplats expects platinum-group metals output to decline in 2025-2026

The biggest producer of platinum, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), stated in a presentation that it anticipates a drop in platinum production to 3-3.4 million ounces in 2025โ€“2026.
Published on February 20, 2024
By Iris Barker

People’s Bank of China keeps one-year rate at 3.45%

Five-year loan rates were reduced from 4.2% to 3.95%.
Published on February 20, 2024
By Iris Barker

FT: Evergrandeโ€™s liquidators may sue PwC

The Financial Times, citing its own sources, stated that the liquidators of Chinaโ€™s Evergrande, one of the country's biggest real estate developers, are getting ready for a potential court battleโ€ฆ
Published on February 18, 2024
By Iris Barker

EC: Cost of supplies from Asia increased by 400% due to attacks in the Red Sea

The escalation in the Red Sea has resulted in a 10-15 day increase in delivery times from Asia to Europe, according to European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni. Transportโ€ฆ
Published on February 18, 2024
By Iris Barker

IMF: Debt levels in many countries hit record highest in 50 years

IMF: Debt levels have reached their highest points in half a century in a number of nations worldwide.
Published on February 15, 2024
By Iris Barker

World Bank: Ukraine needs $486bn to rebuild over the next decade

The World Bank said in a joint statement posted on its website that the UN, EU, Kiev, and others estimate the cost of reconstructing Ukraine over the next ten yearsโ€ฆ
Published on February 15, 2024
By Iris Barker

PNC Bank to invest $1B in network expansion over 5 years and open more than 100 branches

PNC banking Services Group, which includes American PNC Bank, plans to invest $1 billion over the course of five years to upgrade its branch network.
Published on February 15, 2024
By Iris Barker

Uber announces the first in its history buyback for $ 7 billion

Uber Technologies, an American company that offers food delivery and taxi services, has launched its first-ever share buyback program.
Published on February 15, 2024
By Iris Barker

IEA head forecasts slowdown in global oil demand growth in 2024

According to Fatih Birol, president of the International Energy Agency (IEA), supply build-up by several nations will assist satisfy demand and keep prices in line, therefore the situation in theโ€ฆ
Published on February 14, 2024
By Iris Barker

Jeff Bezos sells $2B worth of Amazon stock

According to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jeff Bezos, the founder and former CEO of Amazon.com Inc., sold 12 million shares of the company on Februaryโ€ฆ
Published on February 13, 2024
By Iris Barker

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and BofA received 25% less overdraft fees in 2023

The aggregate overdraft fees of US banks JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo, and Bank of America Corp. decreased by almost 25% in 2023 under pressure from regulators to curbโ€ฆ
Published on February 13, 2024
By Iris Barker

Bloomberg: Germany will lose its status of “industrial superpower”

According to Bloomberg, Germany's economyโ€”which is regarded as the biggest in the eurozoneโ€”has been in decline since 2017. More recently, this drop has accelerated because of the country's decreased competitiveness.โ€ฆ
Published on February 11, 2024
By Iris Barker

Battery joint venture between Stellantis and Mercedes seeks funds for expansion in Europe

According to US media, Automotive Cells Company SE (ACC), a joint venture between Stellantis and Mercedes to manufacture batteries for electric cars, is in discussions with several banks to getโ€ฆ
Published on February 11, 2024
By Iris Barker

Bloomberg: EU expects Trump to start trade conflict if he wins election

If former US President Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November, he will impose punishing trade sanctions on the European Union (EU), according to Bloomberg, which cited sources.
Published on February 9, 2024
By Iris Barker

Mattel increases its Q4 net profit by over nine times

US toy manufacturer Mattel Inc. reported a net income growth of over nine times in the fourth quarter of 2023, despite lower-than-expected adjusted earnings and revenue.
Published on February 9, 2024
By Iris Barker

Australian oil and gas majors Woodside and Santos reject $52B merger

Two of Australia's biggest oil and gas corporations, Woodside and Santos, announced that their three-month merger talks have been called off.
Published on February 8, 2024
By Iris Barker

Bank of England expresses less concern about inflation

According to Sarah Breeden, the deputy governor of the British Central Bank's financial stability unit, management at the Bank of England are now more concerned with determining how long toโ€ฆ
Published on February 8, 2024
By Iris Barker
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