Category: World

Airbnb plans to go public in 2020
20. 9. 2019 No Responses

Airbnb plans to go public in 2020

Airbnb has put to rest speculation about the timing of its IPO. The vacation rental company today took the rare step of announcing in a press release that it plans to go public next year, in 2020. The startup, which...
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Marshall Islands Creating New Cryptocurrency For De-Dollarize Purpose
17. 9. 2019 No Responses

Marshall Islands Creating New Cryptocurrency For De-Dollarize Purpose

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has been using the US dollar since 1979.  But in a new Bloomberg report and a statement from a senior Marshall Islands official, that could all change as the country with a population of 75,000 could soon issue a...
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Massive Fires And Explosions Erupt After Drone Strike Hits World’s Largest Oil Processing Facility In Saudi Arabia
14. 9. 2019 No Responses

Massive Fires And Explosions Erupt After Drone Strike Hits World’s Largest Oil Processing Facility In Saudi Arabia

What appears to be the most devastating Yemen Houthi rebel attack on Saudi Arabia to date, took place overnight on the world’s largest oil processing facility as stunning videos emerged of massive explosions rocking the major Aramco Buqyaq facility a...
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WeWork Valuation Crashes From $47 Billion To As Low As $10 Billion
13. 9. 2019 No Responses

WeWork Valuation Crashes From $47 Billion To As Low As $10 Billion

The We Company’s underwriters must be having serious trouble securing orders for WeWork’s planned IPO, because in what is at least the fourth reported downgrade to the company’s valuation in less than 10 days, Reuters reports that the compa...
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BNP Research: Tough Road Ahead for Oil
9. 9. 2019 No Responses

BNP Research: Tough Road Ahead for Oil

New research, led by Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management, shows that oil needs a long-term breakeven price of USD 10 – 20/barrel to remain competitive in mobility in his report Wells, Wires and...
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When a bully is too much bullying, others negotiate alliances
5. 9. 2019 No Responses

When a bully is too much bullying, others negotiate alliances

China and Iran have negotiated a strategic partnership. Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Zarif paid a visit to his Chinese counterpart Wang Li at the end of August to present a road map for the China-Iran comprehensive 25 years strategic partnership. T...
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Negative Interest Rates Threaten The Entire Financial System
4. 9. 2019 No Responses

Negative Interest Rates Threaten The Entire Financial System

The End Is Unforeseeable. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently said he wouldn’t be surprised if yields on U.S. bonds turned negative and if they do, it wouldn’t be “that big a of a deal.” That seems to be a sentiment widely...
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America’s Wealth Hinges on Its Ability to Borrow Big – or Else
2. 9. 2019 No Responses

America’s Wealth Hinges on Its Ability to Borrow Big – or Else

The U.S. economy is consistently ranked among the world’s strongest. But cut off its addiction to debt and exhaust its gold and currency reserves, and a very different picture would emerge. The nation’s health as measured by gross domestic product...
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Diamonds Are Forever, Nevertheless Sales Aren’t
30. 8. 2019 No Responses

Diamonds Are Forever, Nevertheless Sales Aren’t

Diamonds sector crisis – De Beers sales crashed 44% as demand plummets.  The Financial Times states that De Beers’, the world’s largest diamond miner, has seen a collapse in sales this month, as the entire industry is on the brink of a d...
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Aramco second round: Select Lazard, Moelis for World’s Biggest IPO
20. 8. 2019 No Responses

Aramco second round: Select Lazard, Moelis for World’s Biggest IPO

Lazard just sent dealmakers from London, Paris, Houston to pitch. Saudi Aramco has picked Lazard Ltd. and Moelis & Co. to advise on the oil giant’s second attempt at the world’s largest initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter...
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Boeing Delays Ultra Long Range 777X
17. 8. 2019 No Responses

Boeing Delays Ultra Long Range 777X

This has the potential to be yet another big blow to Boeing. Boeing has revealed that they’re delaying the introduction into service of an ultra long range version of the 777X. It goes without saying that Boeing is dealing with quite a...
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New FAA Chief: Boeing 737 MAX Not to Return to Skies Until Gov’t ‘Fully Sure’ Plane is Safe
13. 8. 2019 No Responses

New FAA Chief: Boeing 737 MAX Not to Return to Skies Until Gov’t ‘Fully Sure’ Plane is Safe

Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) administrator Stephen Dickson will be tasked with boosting the government body’s reputation after facing intense scrutiny from Congress, who are demanding stricter oversight into Boeing’s progress in fixing defects with...
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Loadsmart And Starsky Make First Autonomous Truck Delivery
12. 8. 2019 No Responses

Loadsmart And Starsky Make First Autonomous Truck Delivery

Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics Make First-Ever Digital Freight Delivery Via Autonomous Truck According to the two companies, the integration of Loadsmart’s AI-powered pricing and load matching technology with Starsky’s API meant no human interventi...
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Facebook plans to launch its “news section” in the fall
11. 8. 2019 No Responses

Facebook plans to launch its “news section” in the fall

The social media giant has offered mainstream outlets as much as $3 million per year for the privilege of using their headlines, article excerpts and stories, according to people familiar with the deal who spoke to the Wall Street Journal...
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Novartis CEO Narasimhan Defends Company’s Decision to Withhold False Data From the FDA
8. 8. 2019 No Responses

Novartis CEO Narasimhan Defends Company’s Decision to Withhold False Data From the FDA

Responding to the agency’s stern rebuke, Vas Narasimhan, the company’s executive, tried to reassure investors that Novartis did not intentionally deceive the FDA while seeking approval for its $2.1 million gene therapy. The chief executive of Novartis on W...
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