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Sony to place $ 1 billion in bonds - 08/08/2016

The Japanese corporation Sony Corp. is planning to raise about $ 982 million through the issuance of corporate bonds for institutional investors. This is reported by Nikkei Asian Review. According to the publication, the company will issue the securities in September. The conditions, the exact timing of coupon payments and options are not yet known. Sources say that it will be outright debt...

Samsung outdistanced Apple in North America - 08/03/2016

In the II quarter 2016, combined share of South Korean smartphone makers Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics in North America achieved a record 49%, while Apple’s position fell to 24.5%. At the global market, Samsung continues to lead with its Galaxy S7 model. "Share of Samsung Electronics rose during the period by 5%, to 32.7%", - says report of marketing agency Strategy Analytics. Apple's...

Theranos promised to present new products - 08/02/2016

Elizabeth Holmes, Head of controversial "bloody" startup Theranos, promised to solve the problems for which criticized the company was criticized, and told about new products, reports Reuters. Speaking to an audience at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry in Philadelphia, Holmes told about new products that will be very different from current operations carried out in clinical...

Adidas doubled operating profit thanks to restructuring - 08/01/2016

For the fourth time since the beginning of the year, Adidas has raised its annual profit forecast. The company’s management is expecting a profit of 1 billion euros by the end of 2016. One of the main reason for the improved forecast was premature termination of a contract with Chelsea FC. Through this, the English football club agreed to pay compensation of $ 57 million. Preliminary data for the...

Google, GlaxoSmithKline to dive into bioelectronics - 08/01/2016

Verily, previously owned by Google, and the largest pharmaceutical company in the UK are going to invest about 540 million pounds sterling in Galvani Bioelectronics company. The latter will be receiving tranches, totaling $ 715.12 million, during seven years. The new company will be based in GlaxoSmithKline’s research center Stevenage, north of London. The second research center will be located...

Diageo: save whisky from Brexit - 07/29/2016

Diageo, the world's largest producer of premium alcoholic beverages, is concentrating its efforts to protect its Scotch whiskey kitchens. This segment found itself behind the eight ball after the Brexit referendum. "Due to Brexit, now our focus is really on how to keep the segment of Scotch whiskey healthy. Trade agreements in Europe and around the world. You know, Johnnie Walker had been on more...

Yahoo's path to fiasco - 07/29/2016

Yahoo had been developing dynamically during the first 10 years after founding. Later, however, the company quickly gave way to Google and Facebook, which by the time had gained a foothold in Internet search and social networking niches. Yahoo’s revenue and number of users fell, and numerous services of the company could not keep up with innovations. Over 20 years of existence, Yahoo has been...

Boeing 747 may go out of production - 07/28/2016

Boeing assumed cessation of production of aircraft models 747. This suggestion is reasoned by decline in sales of the model, which is considered one of the most successful in the company’s history. American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. has revised plans on production of Boeing 747 aircraft. The company's financial statements indicated that insufficient number of orders and sluggish growth of...

DuPont exceeded Wall Street's expectations - 07/26/2016

Profit of chemical giant DuPont Co, Dow Chemical Co.’s rival, grew by 8.4% on the results of the 2nd quarter of 2016. The company is linking this to great success in the agriculture sector, and to cutting expenses in the food sector. DuPont’s largest segment, the agriculture, has been increased by 3% driven by higher sales of corn seeds and insecticides. Operating profit rose 30% to $ 130 million...

Daimler to create a competitor for Uber - 07/26/2016

Merger of mytaxi Daimler and Hailo will create the largest smartphone taxi service in Europe, able to compete with Uber, the current dominant of taxi market. British Hailo, which operates in Ireland and Spain, will combine their services with mytaxi, available in Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The company declined to disclose terms of the transaction. "As a result...
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