Many high-tech start-ups has recently preferred to stay private companies as long as possible, engaging huge sums of money in successive rounds of financing. However, say analysts at the venture division of Google, the investors mood is changing and it is possible that owners of many start-ups will soon regret relying on the booming market private investment and not holding IPO. "These companies...

Stocks of US manufacturers of small arms showed significant growth despite the general decline in the stock market. The reason for the weapons rally was the latest mass shooting that occurred in the US in early December. The incident is qualified as a terrorist act. On Monday, December 7, stock indices Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ showed a negative trend, losing an average of about 1%....

Saudi Arabia, OPEC's informal leader, is ready to cut oil production, provided that the same obligations will be incur by members of the cartel and those countries that are not included in the organization. Saudi Arabia, the informal leader of OPEC, has expressed its readiness to support a reduction in oil production. The country is ready to take such measures if other members of the cartel, such...

Usually, November sales of cars in the United States are weak. Yet, according to research firm Autodata Corp., this time, producers have raised in the belief that the year can be completed with record figures. According to a research published by US firm Autodata Corp., car sales in the US in November, was not as sluggish as usual this month. The reason for this were lower gasoline prices,...

The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday approved inclusion of renminbi in the list of reserve currencies with a share of 10.92%. The currency’s neighbors are the US dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen. Each regulator will make its own decisions on renminbi to be included in its foreign exchange reserves. Overall, experts forecast that increase of the...

China has announced that its plans to terminate the state electricity distribution companies’ monopoly, allowing end-users themselves to discuss the price directly with generating companies. The website of the main state economic planning agency announced that Chinese generating companies will be able to sell electricity to consumers through regional trade platform. Under this plan, companies...

China may start buying up metals to fill in strategic reserves and to impose a ban on short selling in the futures market. With the request for buying metals to the country's authorities asked the Chinese manufacturers of aluminum and nickel, according to Reuters citing sources familiar with the situation. Against the background of these messages, the morning trade session in Asia witnessed a...

This year, total expenses of American companies to repurchase stocks may hit a record since the financial crisis. For the first three quarters, they have already spent $ 516.72 billion, estimates an analyst firm Birinyi Associates. It promotes the growth of stock prices, yet some investors have already criticized such a policy. "They invest too much in stock repurchases and too little - in a...

Asian and Russian buyers, which once accounted for a third of all buyers of elite real estate in London's districts, left the market this year. This happened due to depreciation of currencies in emerging markets against the pound sterling. Properties in elite areas such as Kensington, where the average house price is £ 1,5 million, in recent years have been very popular among wealthy foreign...