Now, among rumors about the death of retailers in the US and in other countries, it's time to think about how to make money on it. Attention of investors and analysts is focused on the two largest online players in online retail, Amazon and Alibaba. Some believe that it is worth investing in the firm of Jeff Bezos, others are struck by the sales volume of the Chinese retailer. It may seem that...

HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank, posted financial results in the first half of 2017, which exceeded analysts' expectations. The bank announced plans to buy back its own shares for $ 2 billion in the second half of the year. HSBC's pre-tax profit for the first half-year was $ 10.2 billion, which is 5% more than in the same period a year earlier, the bank said. Analysts polled by the bank,...

Last year, Air carrier Etihad Airways suffered a loss of $ 1.87 billion due to depreciation of assets. The financial results of the company fully showed difficulties faced by aviation companies of the Persian Gulf. The air carrier's management associates part of the losses with the costs of fighting terrorism, as well as with low oil prices. However, the total revenue of Etihad Airways for 2016...

American Facebook, which owns the world's largest social network, increased its net profit in the second quarter of 2017 by 71% due to the rapid growth in advertising revenue. "We had a good second quarter and a good first half of 2009. Our community has reached 2 billion people, and we are trying to bring together the world's inhabitants," said the founder and head of the company Mark...

American clothing retailer, Michael Kors, agreed to buy luxury footwear manufacturer Jimmy Choo for $ 1.2 billion, picking up the British brand launched in East London. The brand gained popularity thanks to celebrities such as Princess Diana. Founded in the 1990s, the company of Malaysian designer Jimmy Choo (Zhou Yangjie) became famous for its luxury footwear, which is sold in in London, Paris,...

Defense News published a rating of the world's largest defense enterprises. The edition makes an annual rating of the world defense enterprises on the basis of information from open sources, annual reports of companies, and also using data provided by the companies themselves. 10. Thales Country: France Revenue from the military-industrial complex in 2016: $ 8,362 bln Total revenue in...

American companies should expect an increase in tension between the administration of Trump and China. US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross criticized China in connection with its trade surplus. This does necessarily mean that a trade war is inevitable, especially since the United States and China have already gone through a number of rough spots in relations since President Donald Trump became...

Quarterly results of the manufacturer of mobile chips Qualcomm surpassed expectations of Wall Street. However, the company's forecast was worse than analysts' estimates, which caused a 2.3% drop in shares. Net profit of one of the world's largest manufacturers of components for mobile devices Qualcomm Incorporated for the nine months of 2016-2017 fiscal year (ended June 26) fell 1.79 times...

Management of the Italian bank UniCredit reported that it has signed an agreement with Fortress Investment Group and PIMCO on sale of troubled loans worth 17.7 billion euro. These loans will now be converted into securities, and then will be offered to investors. According to the agreement, one portfolio of problem loans will be allocated to a new firm, which is controlled by the hedge fund...