
Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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 marketโฆ
Published on March 20, 2019
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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,โฆ
Published on March 20, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
China keeps restricting coal imports from Australia
Australiaโs 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
Business & Finance
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, thisโฆ
Published on March 19, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 Arabiaโฆ
Published on March 18, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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 secondโฆ
Published on March 18, 2019
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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 produceโฆ
Published on March 15, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 risksโฆ
Published on March 15, 2019
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Mercer reveals the worldโs 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 inโฆ
Published on March 14, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
Malta considers joining Chinese Belt and Road
Malta has become another member of the European Union which is considering the possibility of joining Chinaโs large-scale infrastructure initiative โBelt and Roadโ.
Published on March 13, 2019
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
No vaccinations, no school: Italyโs 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.โฆ
Published on March 13, 2019
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
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
Economics
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.โฆ
Published on March 12, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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
Business & Finance
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 Scotchโฆ
Published on March 11, 2019
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
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 recordedโฆ
Published on March 8, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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). Accordingโฆ
Published on March 8, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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 criminalโฆ
Published on March 7, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
GE shares plummet after the company headโs 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
World & Politics
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. Atโฆ
Published on March 6, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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
Business & Finance
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 Parliamentโs side, said Carlos Tavares, Head of the French automotive concernโฆ
Published on March 4, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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,โฆ
Published on March 4, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Economics
Moodyโs 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,โฆ
Published on February 28, 2019
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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
Economics
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 costโฆ
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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,โฆ
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Science & Technology
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
World & Politics
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
Economics
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 heโฆ
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
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 ofโฆ
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
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. Atโฆ
Published on February 22, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
World & Politics
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,โฆ
Published on February 21, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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 moneyโฆ
Published on February 21, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
Will Europe let Huawei in?
Despite Washingtonโs 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
Economics
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
World & Politics
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 ofโฆ
Published on February 19, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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 beganโฆ
Published on February 18, 2019
By Iris Barker
Economics
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
Business & Finance
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 eventuallyโฆ
Published on February 15, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
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
Business & Finance
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 decliningโฆ
Published on February 14, 2019
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Apple to create โNetflix 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
Business & Finance
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 groupโsโฆ
Published on February 13, 2019
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Trump is losing rating because of shutdown
US President Donald Trump said that he was โunhappyโ with the terms of the agreement reached between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, but made it clear that he was readyโฆ
Published on February 13, 2019
By Iris Barker