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Cboe stops bitcoin trading

At the end of 2017, expectation of introducing bitcoin exchange futures contributed to its appreciation of up to $ 20,000 at the last stage of inflation of the cryptocurrency marketโ€ฆ
Published on March 20, 2019
By Iris Barker

US watchdog is accused of violating aircraft certification process

Criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) is growing in the United States. It is connected to certification process of the Boeing 737 Max 8 model,โ€ฆ
Published on March 20, 2019
By Iris Barker

China keeps restricting coal imports from Australia

Australiaโ€™s share in coal supply in China is noticeably decreasing against the background of tougher inspections of imported coal by the Chinese authorities.
Published on March 19, 2019
By Iris Barker

Exxon to reduce cost of oil production to $ 15 per barrel

Exxon Mobil Company intends to reduce the cost of oil production in the Perm shale formation of the United States to about $ 15 per barrel. At the moment, thisโ€ฆ
Published on March 19, 2019
By Iris Barker

IEA: energy crisis in Venezuela can lead to serious oil market disruptions

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that a nationwide energy collapse of Venezuela, caused by the crisis, could lead to a "serious disruption" in the oil market. However, Saudi Arabiaโ€ฆ
Published on March 18, 2019
By Iris Barker

Fidelity National buys Worldpay for $ 43 bln

American financial company Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) reached an agreement to buy the British payment operator Worldpay for $ 43 billion. For Worldpay itself, this will be the secondโ€ฆ
Published on March 18, 2019
By Iris Barker

Largest companies reveal volumes of plastic produced by them

More than 30 companies in the world โ€” manufacturers of food, consumer goods, packaging, retailers, and others โ€” for the first time disclosed information on how much plastic they produceโ€ฆ
Published on March 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Central Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy course, lowers exports and production assessment

The Bank of Japan, following results of the two-day meeting, left the monetary policy unchanged, proposing a more gloomy assessment of exports and production and warning of growing external risksโ€ฆ
Published on March 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Mercer reveals the worldโ€™s safest cities

Mercer consulting company has published a new rating of the world cities in terms of comfortable living. For the tenth year in a row, Vienna has been ranking first inโ€ฆ
Published on March 14, 2019
By Iris Barker

Malta considers joining Chinese Belt and Road

Malta has become another member of the European Union which is considering the possibility of joining Chinaโ€™s large-scale infrastructure initiative โ€œBelt and Roadโ€.
Published on March 13, 2019
By Iris Barker

No vaccinations, no school: Italyโ€™s new law

Italy adopted a new law amid lower level of population vaccination and a new outbreak of measles. The law obliges parents to provide children with a mandatory set of vaccinations.โ€ฆ
Published on March 13, 2019
By Iris Barker

Apple to present Netflix competitor at the end of March

Apple has announced the traditional spring presentation, which will be held at 10:00 local time on March 25 at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino (California).
Published on March 12, 2019
By Iris Barker

IEA: oil production will meet new demand in 2024

In the next five years, demand for oil will continue to grow at a rate higher than its supply, follows from a forecast of the International Energy Agency until 2024.โ€ฆ
Published on March 12, 2019
By Iris Barker

Volume of new bank lending in China declines in February

In February, Chinese banks issued significantly fewer new loans than a month earlier, while the authorities are still striving to support the economy.
Published on March 11, 2019
By Iris Barker

Experts: Investments in whisky are on the rise

According to Knight Frank consulting company, last year whisky turned out to be the most profitable investment from among all the luxury investment assets. Over the year, price of Scotchโ€ฆ
Published on March 11, 2019
By Iris Barker

IDC: Wearable tech gadgets market is booming

Research company IDC reported that sales of wearable gadgets and accessories worldwide soared by 27.5%, to 172 million units in 2018. The growth of the wearable device market was recordedโ€ฆ
Published on March 8, 2019
By Iris Barker

OECD lowers global economic forecast

In the next two years, the world economy will grow more slowly than recently expected, follows from the updated forecast of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD). Accordingโ€ฆ
Published on March 8, 2019
By Iris Barker

Gett or Uber: Which IPO will be first?

Gett, taxi and other services company, can hold an IPO already this year. Perhaps it will be able to go public even earlier than Uber.
Published on March 7, 2019
By Iris Barker

Papers of large Western banks fall amid Russian reputational scandal

The scandal surrounding Raiffeisen Bank International, ING, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, which broke out after the complaint of Bill Browder to the Austrian prosecutor's office, risks to result in criminalโ€ฆ
Published on March 7, 2019
By Iris Barker

GE shares plummet after the company headโ€™s forecast

GE CEO Lawrence Culp said that the company's cash flow would be negative this year.
Published on March 6, 2019
By Iris Barker

Why the new Aachen Treaty cannot save France-Germany relation

Speaking at the signing of the Aachen Treaty, Angela Merkel dwelt in some detail on the fact that the new version will help the parties better understand each other. Atโ€ฆ
Published on March 6, 2019
By Iris Barker

10 biggest philanthropists in 2018

Rich people all over the world spend their capital not only on expensive cars, yachts and airplanes, but also to help those who are a little less fortunate in life.
Published on March 5, 2019
By Iris Barker

European eco-standards push carmakers to Asia

Tightening the requirements for reducing toxicity of automobile emissions in the European Union is a pressure from the European Parliamentโ€™s side, said Carlos Tavares, Head of the French automotive concernโ€ฆ
Published on March 4, 2019
By Iris Barker

Bain notes record activity on the private equity market

Consulting company Bain & Company has released an annual report on the private equity industry. Experts noted that the total amount of such capital, aimed at the purchase of companies,โ€ฆ
Published on March 4, 2019
By Iris Barker

British chemical companies: Damage from leaving the EU will reach $ 660 million

Companies will have to create their own database of chemical products, the cost of which will be about 500 million pounds sterling.
Published on March 1, 2019
By Iris Barker

Moodyโ€™s expects a respite in monetary tightening

The rate of normalization of monetary policy will slow in 2019, and central banks will become more cautious in their actions against the background of a more moderate economic growth,โ€ฆ
Published on February 28, 2019
By Iris Barker

The Netherlands and France are arguing over Air France-KLM

The French government did not appreciate purchase of a large stake in the airline by the Netherlands authorities.
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

Demographia: Housing in the US is the most affordable

For the ninth year in a row, life in Hong Kong remains the most expensive in the world, according to the anti-rating of the public organization Demographia. The average costโ€ฆ
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

Elon Musk tweets about Tesla, gets in trouble with SEC again

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appealed to a New York court, seeking recognition of Head of Tesla, Elon Musk, guilty of contempt of court. According to the SEC,โ€ฆ
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

Goldman Sachs names favorites among stocks

Investors are concerned about slowdown in corporate profits, but Goldman Sachs has some advice for those who is not sure how to handle this situation.
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

Bezos tells about his space plans

Head of Amazon told members of the Yale Club about expected time of Blue Origin sending first tourists into space, and questioned plans of competitors.
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

Study: 6 of the 10 healthiest nations of the planet live in Europe

According to Bloomberg, the healthiest nation is the Spaniards. The United States ranks 35th in the ranking.
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

US and China are about to conclude trade truce

The US and China seem ready to conclude an armistice in the trade war that has continued since the middle of last year. US President Donald Trump announced that heโ€ฆ
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

RAPEX: Europeans are wary of children’s toys

Even such seemingly innocent objects like children's toys can be dangerous. This is evidenced by the data of RAPEX (Rapid Exchange of Information System), a system of prompt notification ofโ€ฆ
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

Fast Company: Apple isn’t the most innovative anymore

The most innovative company, according to the American magazine Fast Company, was Meituan Dianping, a Chinese service for ordering food and goods and searching for restaurants and booking hotels. Atโ€ฆ
Published on February 22, 2019
By Iris Barker

Top 5 most expensive banking brands

Consulting agency Brand Finance published a ranking of the most expensive banking brands in the world.
Published on February 21, 2019
By Iris Barker

AirHelp expects up to 33 th of cancellations and flight delays per day all over the world in 2019

According to forecasts of the AirHelp service, this year more than 12 million flights will be delayed or canceled in the world, that is, about 33 thousand flights a day,โ€ฆ
Published on February 21, 2019
By Iris Barker

Top 3 global telecom companies with growth potential

Hopes for a possible trade deal between the United States and China, as well as strong financial performance of companies in the fourth quarter, led to an influx of moneyโ€ฆ
Published on February 21, 2019
By Iris Barker

Glencore’s net profit drops in 2018

The net profit of the commodity trader Glencore (Switzerland) in 2018 decreased 1.7 times to $ 3.4 billion, the company said. Simultaneously, the trader announced repurchase of shares.
Published on February 20, 2019
By Iris Barker

Will Europe let Huawei in?

Despite Washingtonโ€™s warnings about the threat from the Chinese company Huawei, Berlin is going to allow it to create a 5G network in the territory of Germany.
Published on February 20, 2019
By Iris Barker

Brazil wants the EU to compensate for steel import tariffs

Brazil appealed to the European Union for compensation after the EU authorities introduced tariffs on steel imports from major producing countries earlier this month, the Brazilian government said.
Published on February 19, 2019
By Iris Barker

Far-right and Catalonia: New elections in Spain

This spring, Spain is likely to get a pan-European fad: the ultra-right will get into the country's parliament thanks to the Catalan party. Although symbolic, it can be revenge ofโ€ฆ
Published on February 19, 2019
By Iris Barker

The Netherlands says goodbye to the gas era

The Netherlands said goodbye to its own gas. For the first time in half a century, since 1963, when the development of the largest gas field on the continent beganโ€ฆ
Published on February 18, 2019
By Iris Barker

UBS: China will increase debt in 2019 to support the economy

UBS Group AG predicts a rise in debt in China in 2019, which is designed to mitigate a slowdown in economic growth, reports Bloomberg.
Published on February 18, 2019
By Iris Barker

Ant Financial acquires British payment operator

After an unsuccessful attempt to enter the US market in 2017, the financial division of Alibaba Group focused its efforts on finding a partner in the European market. And eventuallyโ€ฆ
Published on February 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Amazon refuses to build headquarter in New York

Amazon unexpectedly decided not to build a new headquarters in New York, reports BusinessInsider.
Published on February 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Renault reports decrease in profit

The French giant Renault is entering the new era without Carlos Ghosn. For the first time in five years, the company reported drop in profits against the background of decliningโ€ฆ
Published on February 14, 2019
By Iris Barker

Apple to create โ€œNetflix for Newsโ€

The new service will be based on subscription: Apple plans to take 50% of the revenue, and share the remaining 50% between all media.
Published on February 14, 2019
By Iris Barker

IEA: oil supply will outpace demand in 2019

The International Energy Agency announced that it would be difficult for the global oil market to absorb the fast-growing oil supplies from non-OPEC countries, even with reduction of the groupโ€™sโ€ฆ
Published on February 13, 2019
By Iris Barker

Trump is losing rating because of shutdown

US President Donald Trump said that he was โ€œunhappyโ€ with the terms of the agreement reached between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, but made it clear that he was readyโ€ฆ
Published on February 13, 2019
By Iris Barker
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