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Tesla to reduce its solar panel business

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The manufacturer of electric vehicles Tesla Inc. will partially curtail its business of selling and installing solar panels, which was bought two years ago. This is reported by Reuters with reference to internal documents of the company and its...

GE leaves Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Shares of the American conglomerate General Electric (GE), capitalization of which was the largest on the US and world market company at the beginning of this century, will be removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said S&P Dow Jones...

ExxonMobil may start import of LNG to Australia

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ExxonMobil Corp, the largest gas supplier in southeastern Australia, is considering a possibility of opening of LNG (liquefied natural gas) import to overcome the impending shortage of gas from 2021 and keep its share in the market, Reuters reports....

AT&T, Time Warner unite against competitors. What does it mean for the media market?

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The US Justice Department said that it will not appeal against the court decision, which authorizes the merger of the telephone giant AT&T and cable corporation Time Warner. After that, AT&T announced completion of its deal with Time Warner, which...
Markets & Industries

Hong Kong competes for IPO with US exchanges

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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has become a place that attracts some of the world's largest companies for an initial public offering of shares, CNBC reports. While US markets are waiting for IPOs of Uber and Airbnb, three Chinese companies that are...

OPEC+ participants cannot reach an agreement

OPEC+ participants cannot reach an agreement
A few days before the meeting in Vienna, where the future of the OPEC + deal will be discussed, the main players of the oil market cannot find a consensus. Iran threatened to withdraw from the talks and publicly accused Saudi Arabia of supporting...

JD Power: Quality of Korean cars is higher than German and Japanese

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The American marketing research company JD Power has presented its latest research of quality of cars which are on sale in the USA. The first three places were occupied by Korean brands Genesis, Kia and Hyundai, leaving behind brands such as Porsche...

Investors flee gold on Fed hikes

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Total assets of funds investing in gold fell to a two-month low, approaching a level of 2,200 tons. The tightening of the monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve System (FRS) against the background of lower inflationary fears is forcing investors...
In-depth coverage

Oberthur Fiduciaire growing in Europe

Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the main secure printers in charge of printing banknotes for central banks, is consolidating its position in Europe, in a steady streak of growth. Lately, two strategic moves have shaped its ambitions toward ever-closer control of quality management and security processes.In February of 2017, the Sequana group announced its intention to sell its Banknote paper compan...
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Catalans decide to punish banks leaving Catalonia

As tension in Spain is intensifying, the Catalan separatists are finding new opportunities for the struggle for independence that could strike Madrid.Civil society organizations in Catalonia are requiring a massive withdrawal of money from bank ATMs to put pressure on the Spanish government. At the same time, the organizers have no clear idea how much money it takes and what to do with the...
World & Politics

Argentina: We not need so much money from the IMF

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The Argentine authorities finally agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new three-year financial assistance program in the amount of up to $ 50 billion. It is expected that the funds will be used to balance the country’s budget,...

Germany, France to create a fund for reforms in the EU

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German Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire announced creation of a special joint fund designed to support structural reforms in the EU countries. The new initiative is presented in a report released...

Referendum in Poland: A big question to the EU

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For several years, President of Poland Andrzej Duda has been repeating that the Constitution of the country, adopted in 1997, is outdated and needs to be amended. He prepared and presented for discussion a list of 15 questions for the referendum....

To accept or not to accept: The dilemma of migrants in Europe

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The rescue vessel Aquarius with refugees from Africa has moored yesterday to the Spanish coast. More than 600 of its passengers can now apply for a refuge or residence permit in Spain and France. However, the conflict between the European countries...
Management & Strategy

Small steps that will get you closer to your goal

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Small goals lead to small victories, and small victories often trigger a positive behavioral spiral. Let's consider some interesting examples on this subject from the book "Switch" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. The placebo effect In 2007,...

Audi Supervisory Board appoints temporary head of the company

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The Audi Supervisory Board suspended the authority of the company’s CEO Rupert Stadler and appointed Bram Schot as the interim head of the company. This is reported by Reuters, citing a source familiar with the situation. The managers of the...

Top five digital jobs

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Many jobs that have become familiar to us emerged just a few years ago. However, many of them have already become popular and highly paid. Below are the top five popular professions of the digital era. E-learning Developer  The dynamics of...

How marketing turned green coffee into bestseller

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Green coffee has become widely popular in recent years. Its sellers are receiving huge profits, and customers buy unroasted grains, regardless of taste qualities. Green coffee is taking over increasingly more countries: this product is sold on the...