
Iris Barker
Economics
Norwegian government wants Big Oil to stay in the country
For a long time, oil production on the Norwegian continental shelf has mainly been a privilege of large foreign companies and Statoil, a major player in the countryโs market, whichโฆ
Published on November 23, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Currency reform in India leads to poverty
There are long queues of people who want to exchange obsolete money for new in India. The government decided to withdraw large bills from circulation, which led to panic amongโฆ
Published on November 23, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
15 simple ways to save Earth from climate change
Leading figures of the world are considering issues of implementation of the Paris climate agreement.
Published on November 22, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Volkswagen places a premium on e-mobility
German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) unveiled a new brand development strategy for a period until the end of 2025. The plan is designed to triple profitability of operations, and restore theโฆ
Published on November 22, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
May promises to cut UK corporate tax by 2020
Britain intends to cut the corporate tax rate down to 17% from the current 21% by 2020. Other estimates are speculative, - stated official representative of the British Prime Ministerโฆ
Published on November 21, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Chinese authorities are afraid of yuan-dollar slump after Donald Trump’s inauguration
According to political consultants, China's leaders have remained unappalled even despite recent fall in the yuan. However, if the exchange rate overcomes psychological barrier of 7 yuan for dollar, itโฆ
Published on November 21, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Will unconditional basic income save humanity from rise of robots?
The United Nations published a new report. According to the paper, more than 65% of workforce in developed countries will lose their jobs due to accelerating technology development during theโฆ
Published on November 18, 2016
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
SpaceX will launch 4425 satellites to cover Earth with Internet
SpaceX has applied for placement 4425 satellites on low-Earth orbit to ensure universal access to the Internet, according to Reuters. The project cost is estimated at approximately 10 billion dollars.โฆ
Published on November 17, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Deutsche Bank struggles to get out of crisis
Deutsche Bank will abandon its earlier decision to pay bonuses to six former managers of the bank, reports Sรผddeutsche Zeitung.
Published on November 17, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Last chance for OPEC
OPEC members are focused on a common goal to limit oil production, as the deadline, in which oil producers must outline conditions of the deal, is rapidly approaching, reports Bloomberg.
Published on November 16, 2016
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Analysts: smart home market will be blooming
Experts predict a rapid growth of smart home devices market. Active development of the "Internet of Things" and cheaper technologies could result in the fact that by 2020 this marketโฆ
Published on November 16, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Top 7 highest-paid presidents
Les Echos, together with specialized service Statista, compiled a rating of the worldโs highest-paid political leaders. The rating includes heads of the world's most influential states in 2016. Their incomesโฆ
Published on November 15, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
GE to spend $1 billion on a cloud provider
GE Digital company, a division of US conglomerate General Electric, announced a deal to acquire cloud service provider ServiceMax for $ 915 million. Closing is scheduled in January next year.
Published on November 15, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
World prices for food rise by 9.1%
In October, the world prices for food products, particularly for sugar and dairy products, increased by 0.7% MoM and 9.1% YoY, as follow from the data of the Food andโฆ
Published on November 14, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
ASUS profit reaches a record yet revenue falls
ASUS has released results of III quarter, fiscal year 2016. Revenue of the manufacturer was $ 3.4 billion, an increase over the quarter by 14%, but decrease by 3% forโฆ
Published on November 14, 2016
By Iris Barker
Management
Mark Zuckerberg named Businessperson of the Year
Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has won first place in the "Businessperson of the Year" by Fortune magazine. The list includes 50 people in total.
Published on November 11, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
‘Black Friday’ isn’t fun anymore
Not only Americans but also Europeans are tired from the annual Black Friday sales. Public polls show that less than a quarter of the UK population will be purchasing productsโฆ
Published on November 11, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
EU to create a Silicon Valley competitor
Private venture capital us reducing investment in European startups, so EU authorities have presented plans to create a venture capital fund of โฌ 1.6 billion that will support technology start-ups.โฆ
Published on November 10, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Trump’s victory muddied global markets
Crush in global stock markets and collapsed rates of some currencies such as the US dollar and the Mexican peso, observed as Donald Trumpโs chances to win were growing, wereโฆ
Published on November 10, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Do refugees boost economic growth?
Can desperate and tired of wandering on European roads refugees bring economic benefits to countries that accept them, such as Germany?
Published on November 9, 2016
By Iris Barker
Management
Facebook to compete with LinkedIn
Facebook started testing of a new feature that will allow companies to publish a list of open positions, and to receive feedback directly on the social network. Thus, Mark Zuckerbergโsโฆ
Published on November 9, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Bank of Japan is struggling to get rid of cash
Cash war is gaining momentum, and of course Japanese experimentalists are pushing limits of possibilities. Having dived into the negative interest rates, Japanese politicians fully recognized that accumulation of cashโฆ
Published on November 8, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
French Total and Chinese CNPC come to Iran
The Iranian government has signed main principles of an agreement with French Total, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) on early development of the world'sโฆ
Published on November 8, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Adidas Group to revive Reebok
One of the world's largest sportswear manufacturers, Adidas Group, will reflect costs of 30 million euros ($ 33.4 million) in the report for the second half of the year. Theโฆ
Published on November 7, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
New stricter law on Internet threatens international business in China
Standing Committee of the Chinese National Congress approved a new law on cyber-security, which will come into force in June 2017. The law, among other things, requires cooperation of providersโฆ
Published on November 7, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Japan’s major shipping companies to merge into “Union of Weak”
Japan's biggest shippers have agreed to merge their container units to create the world's sixth-largest cargo carrier as the industry is reducing around the world, reports Bloomberg.
Published on October 31, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
France and China to create a joint investment fund
France and China will create a fund for joint investments in foreign projects, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Marc Ayrault. This report emphasizes desire of China to investโฆ
Published on October 31, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Deutsche Bank heads for further austerity
The leading German financial institution Deutsche Bank has unexpectedly completed the third quarter of 2016 with a profit. Over the past three months, the bank earned 278 million after taxes,โฆ
Published on October 28, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Number of fraudulent card transactions on the Internet is growing
E-commerce is developing, and scammers are trying to catch up. US online stores lose more than 7.5% of revenue on fraudulent purchases and their prevention costs, shows a study byโฆ
Published on October 27, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
EU, Belgium make progress in the CETA negotiations
Belgium has had a new round of negotiations to resolve a dispute over the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA), on the basis of which the partiesโฆ
Published on October 27, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Ireland wants to become a new home for London-based EU institutions
Ireland offered to host headquarters of the European Banking Authority, EBA in Dublin instead of London, reports Financial Times.
Published on October 26, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Doing Business: New Zealand is the most comfortable for entrepreneurship
Doing Business ranking includes 190 countries. The rating ranges its participants not only from the 1st to 190th place. IFC also counts absolute result close to optimum performance. A highโฆ
Published on October 26, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Population ageing lowers economic growth and quality of life
Aging population is a problem of economies with a combined share of 78% of world GDP (64% of GDP at purchasing power parity), believe analysts of Morgan Stanley. Global growthโฆ
Published on October 25, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Monte Paschi to cut staff and close 500 branches
The world's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the third in terms of assets in Italy, intends to lay off 2.6 thousand employees and close 500 branches before theโฆ
Published on October 25, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Print ads are going out of fashion
Advertisers are cutting advertising expenses in the print media. This year, the rate may drop to 8.7%, up to $ 52.6 billion. This is a record number since the fallโฆ
Published on October 24, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
French Engie to close the world’s dirtiest coal-fired plant
French energy company Engie decided to close coal-fired power station in the Australian city of Hazelwood. The facility is believed to be the most polluting in the world. Cost ofโฆ
Published on October 24, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
The Swedish economy is weakening without immigrants
The Swedish krona is falling free (the currency become cheaper by almost 10%, to $ 0.1135, since April).
Published on October 21, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Ten largest investors in the US
No country in the world attract as much foreign investment as the United States do, according to a recent study by Organization For International Investment.
Published on October 21, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Nissan closed a deal to buy 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced joining Renault-Nissan alliance as Nissan closed acquisition of 34% of its shares. As a result of the transaction, total value of which amounted to ยฅโฆ
Published on October 20, 2016
By Iris Barker
Management
Americans work longer than Europeans
As shown by a recent study, Americans are more industrious than their European counterparts. They spend more time at work, and in addition, they retire later.
Published on October 20, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Ernst & Young fined $12 mln
US authorities have fined British auditing and consulting corporation EY (Ernst & Young) for systematic errors during audit of oilfield services company Weatherford International. The latter artificially inflated its financialโฆ
Published on October 19, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Intel’s profit is increasing but the future is “cloudy”
Intel's net profit in the III quarter has grown by 9% to $ 3.4 billion. Revenue increased by 9% to $ 15.8 billion, the companyโs report said. Analysts polled byโฆ
Published on October 19, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
WikiLeaks founder lost internet access immediately after publication of Hillary Clinton’s speeches
Authorities of Ecuador deprived WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of access to the Internet. This was done immediately after the website published a transcript of Hillary Clintonโs speech at a closedโฆ
Published on October 18, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Chinese Weibo outflanks Twitter
Market capitalization of Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo for the first time overtook indicators of its US rival Twitter. During Monday trading on NASDAQ, Weibo capitalization reached $ 11.32 billion,โฆ
Published on October 18, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Amazon to conquer offline trading
Amazon has applied for permission to build a large will call center in Seattle, and two more - in the state of California. According to documents, buyers in Seattle willโฆ
Published on October 17, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
Why dairy surplus in the US is a bad sign for Europe
Wall Street Journal, citing data from the US Department of Agriculture. Milk was poured directly on fields, into compost pits, was given livestock or even left in the middle ofโฆ
Published on October 17, 2016
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Is Tesco-Unilever row another Brexit consequence?
Disagreements on selling prices made Tesco, largest British retailer, remove dozens of names of popular products, including the popular in the country spread Marmite sandwich, from sale in its onlineโฆ
Published on October 14, 2016
By Iris Barker
Economics
ChemShina and Sinochem are in talks to merge
Chinese state-owned Sinochem and ChemChina are in talks to merge. The deal could give rise to a world leader in the field of oil refining, chemicals and fertilizers revenues, learnedโฆ
Published on October 14, 2016
By Iris Barker
Management
First jobs of the most famous American billionaires
None of the current billionaires was born rich and successful, and their wealth had not suddenly jumped to billions of dollars.
Published on October 13, 2016
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Morgan Stanley: There’s a little chance Brexit will fail
UK may still remain part of the EU even despite results of the referendum, say Morgan Stanley economists Jacob Nell and Melanie Baker.
Published on October 12, 2016
By Iris Barker