Category: World

Global Trade Collapsing To Depression Levels
16. 5. 2019 No Responses

Global Trade Collapsing To Depression Levels

With the trade war between the US and China re-escalating once more, investors are again casting frightened glances at declining global trade volumes, which as Bloomberg writes today, “threaten to upend the global economy’s much-anticipated rebound and could even throw...
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Alibaba Blasts Q4 Earnings Estimates
15. 5. 2019 No Responses

Alibaba Blasts Q4 Earnings Estimates

Sales of Alibaba Group Holding, China’s largest e-shop platform, exceeded analysts’ expectations and increased 51%. The operator of the well-known AliExpress site announced that its sales in the fourth financial quarter ended March 31 were up 51% y...
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WhatsApp was hacked by Talmudists and attackers installed spyware on people’s phones
14. 5. 2019 No Responses

WhatsApp was hacked by Talmudists and attackers installed spyware on people’s phones

Facebook-owned WhatsApp messenger has been weaponized to bug the phones of human rights campaigners, lawyers, and other dissidents with an Israeli spyware, sparking a backlash against the program’s manufacturer. “NSO Group sells its products to governments...
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Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History
11. 5. 2019 No Responses

Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History

Rideshare Wall Street darling Uber raised close to $25 billion. When it loses big money – and it does every single quarter – it loses it at stratospheric burn rates. It finally debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...
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ArcelorMittal conspired to suppress vital facts to acquire Essar Steel
7. 5. 2019 No Responses

ArcelorMittal conspired to suppress vital facts to acquire Essar Steel

Prashant Ruia wants ArcelorMittal bid for Essar Steel rejected, cites LN Mittal’s link with brothers’ bankrupt cos. ESAHL alleges that Lakshmi Mittal’s association with loan-defaulting firms of his brother makes him ineligible to participate ...
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Airbus beats estimates
30. 4. 2019 No Responses

Airbus beats estimates

Aerospace and defense giant Airbus boosted operating profit thanks to commercial aircraft. The European aviation manufacturer Airbus increased its net operating profit to EUR 549 million from EUR 14 million in the same period last year. This was due mainly to...
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Ford reports profit growth of 12% due to good sales of SUVs
26. 4. 2019 No Responses

Ford reports profit growth of 12% due to good sales of SUVs

Operating profit of Ford Motor Co. in the first quarter it grew by 12%, with overseas overseas losses and strong profits thanks to very good domestic sales of trucks and SUVs. A year ago, Ford shocked motorists, investors, and dealers...
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Harley-Davidson downgraded to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs
25. 4. 2019 No Responses

Harley-Davidson downgraded to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs

Harley-Davidson, a well-known manufacturer of extremely heavy motorcycles, announced that declining demand, higher US tariffs for raw materials and European motorcycle taxes have hit his revenue. How did Harley-Davidson compare to what Wall Street expected: Ad...
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Boeing Reports 21% Drop in Earnings and Suspension of Share Buybacks
24. 4. 2019 No Responses

Boeing Reports 21% Drop in Earnings and Suspension of Share Buybacks

Investors were expecting a disastrous quarter from Boeing and they were not disappointed. Boeing, the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, net profit fell 21% in the first quarter. The worsening of economic results is largely due to the crisis around t...
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Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Beat Analysts’ Expectations
23. 4. 2019 No Responses

Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Beat Analysts’ Expectations

The aerospace giant Lockheed Martin shares have improved by 6% after quarterly results have been released, surpassing analysts’ expectations. Lockheed Martin posted first quarter earnings of $5.99 per share, up 49% y/y. Lockheed Martin also updates the 2...
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Halliburton Beat Analysts’ Expectations, Future Doomed Because New Tech
23. 4. 2019 No Responses

Halliburton Beat Analysts’ Expectations, Future Doomed Because New Tech

Halliburton Co. (ticker:  HAL) showed a year-on-year increase in net profit for the first quarter, but adjusted earnings fell as expected. Net income rose to $152 million, or 17 cents a share, from $46 million, or 5 cents a share,...
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IPO Mania Sent Uber and Lyft Fares Skyrocketing, While Driver Pay Plummets
19. 4. 2019 No Responses

IPO Mania Sent Uber and Lyft Fares Skyrocketing, While Driver Pay Plummets

As Uber and Lyft look to IPOs to let their investors, who have been subsidizing 40-50% of every ride, redeem their shares through sales to the public capital markets, the companies are desperate for ways to reduce their unprofitability and...
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The National Enquirer sold for $100 million to James Cohen
18. 4. 2019 No Responses

The National Enquirer sold for $100 million to James Cohen

American Media Inc. sold the National Enquirer for $100 million to James Cohen, CEO of Hudson News. The notorious tabloid, along with two sister periodics, has a new owner – the head of the travel retailer known for its airport newsstands....
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Markets Have Deteriorated Rapidly as Box Demand Tumbled 3%
16. 4. 2019 No Responses

Markets Have Deteriorated Rapidly as Box Demand Tumbled 3%

For high-end analysts, cardboard demand is one of secret indicator. The cardboard industry is an oligopoly, with a few producers making most of the boxes and International Paper is the leading producer of containerboard globally. A limited number of competito...
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EU Refiners Turn to Ural Crude as US Unleashed More Sanctions on Venezuela
15. 4. 2019 No Responses

EU Refiners Turn to Ural Crude as US Unleashed More Sanctions on Venezuela

European refiners switched to expensive Russian sour Urals crude after US sanctions hit Venezuela’s similar-grade exports. Experts said that even though US crude output is increasing and exports are due to soar later this year, it is not an alternative bec...
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