Companies & CEOs

Chinese drone taxi maker aims to raise $ 100 mln on Nasdaq

EHang startup has become the first Chinese company to receive permission from the country's authorities to organize unmanned air passenger traffic. How highly will American investors rate this achievement?
Published on November 5, 2019
By Iris Barker

US Department of Justice suspects Under Armor of financial reporting fraud

The US Department of Justice is conducting an investigation into the US-based Under Armor equipment and sportswear manufacturer, The Wall Street Journal reported citing sources. The department suspects the company…
Published on November 4, 2019
By Iris Barker

WhatsApp accuses Israeli NSO Group of spying on users

WhatsApp and its owner Facebook filed a lawsuit in California court against Israeli high-tech company NSO Group and its owner Q Cyber Technologies. The messenger accuses the Israeli company of…
Published on October 31, 2019
By Iris Barker

Apple posts $13.7 bln profit on $64 bln revenue

Apple reported quarterly revenue growth by 2%; the sum amounted to $ 64 billion. Profit fell by 4% compared to last year, to $ 13.7 billion, AFP reports.
Published on October 31, 2019
By Iris Barker

Estonia suspects Swedbank branch of money laundering

The Estonian Prosecutor’s Office and the Central Criminal Police are investigating the case of the Estonian branch of the Swedish bank Swedbank, Postimees newspaper writes .
Published on October 30, 2019
By Iris Barker

Canon’s Q3 profit drops by 43%

Canon camera maker reported a 43% year-on-year decrease in net profit in Q3 due to a drop in sales of cameras, office printers and industrial equipment.
Published on October 29, 2019
By Iris Barker

Amazon may challenge loss of $10 bln contract to Microsoft

Amazon may challenge the loss of the US Department of Defense contract for $ 10 billion to Microsoft, reports Reuters. If the company decides to act, then this will happen…
Published on October 29, 2019
By Iris Barker

H&M Head warns of “terrible consequences” of anti-consumption movement

A growing movement against consumption could turn into serious social problems, says Head of H&M. According to him, concern for the environment should not interfere with other global issues, especially…
Published on October 28, 2019
By Iris Barker

Uber tries on cooking classes

Uber launched a service for booking culinary master classes through its application in test mode. So far, the experiment is being conducted only in San Francisco.
Published on October 28, 2019
By Iris Barker

Twitter stock nosedives after weak quarter

Twitter Inc. stocks fell by 20% to $ 31.45 apiece at the start of trading according to the New York Stock Exchange. After a couple of hours, the rate of…
Published on October 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

Cubana de Aviación cancels flights to Mexico due to US sanctions

In addition, the national airline of Cuba will stop flying to the Caribbean and Venezuela.
Published on October 24, 2019
By Iris Barker

Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s to stop selling real fur clothes

American retailer Macy's Inc. announced that it would completely abandon the sale of natural fur products by the end of fiscal year 2020.
Published on October 23, 2019
By Iris Barker

Nike CEO steps down

After 13 years serving to the company, Nike CEO Mark Parker will leave this post, according to a press release published on the company's official website.
Published on October 23, 2019
By Iris Barker

GE Hitachi teams up with Synthos to build Poland’s first nuclear power plant

US-Japanese company GE Hitachi (GEH) and Polish company Synthos have signed a protocol of intent to deploy the BWRX-300 small modular nuclear reactor in Poland, which will be the first…
Published on October 22, 2019
By Iris Barker

Danone lowers sales outlook for 2019

Sales of French company Danone in physical terms fell by 1.6% year on year in the third quarter of 2019, the company said. In money, on the contrary, they grew…
Published on October 21, 2019
By Iris Barker

Saudi Aramco postpones IPO

Saudi state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco has postponed, but not canceled, its initial public offering, the Financial Times reported citing three sources. The delay will take several weeks. Earlier it…
Published on October 18, 2019
By Iris Barker

Credit Suisse ex-banker admitted $ 45 mln bribe

Former Credit Suisse banker Andrew Pearse told a jury in Brooklyn that he illegally received at least $ 45 million for his role in arranging $ 2 billion worth of…
Published on October 17, 2019
By Iris Barker

Why are US companies ditching Hong Kong?

The HKmap.live application, which was actively used by residents of Hong Kong, disappeared from the App Store, the Verge reports. Protesters, who have been taking to the streets since March…
Published on October 17, 2019
By Iris Barker

Berkshire Hathaway to increase share in BofA

Berkshire Hathaway , owned by Warren Buffet, has requested Fed’s permission to increase its share in BofA above 10%.
Published on October 17, 2019
By Iris Barker

For Oberthur Fiduciaire, the fiduciary industry is a key partner of Central Banks

Central Banks officials have been cutting interest rates in response to ongoing trade tensions in an effort to mitigate economic fallout. This is one of a number of ways that…
Published on October 16, 2019
By Benoît Fayol

Volkswagen postpones decision to build factory in Turkey

German carmaker Volkswagen AG has postponed the final decision on the construction of a plant in Turkey, according to Handelsblatt.
Published on October 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Zuckerberg to speak on Libra at the US Congress in late October

Facebook’s head Mark Zuckerberg will tell about Libra cryptocurrency at the U.S. House finance and housing committee on October 23, Axios reports.
Published on October 10, 2019
By Iris Barker

Nissan announces new top managers

53-year-old Makoto Uchida, president of Dongfeng Motor's Chinese business and senior vice president of Nissan, has become new CEO of Nissan Motor. This was reported by the company’s press service.…
Published on October 9, 2019
By Iris Barker

Johnson & Johnson to pay $ 8 bln compensation in US

Jury in Philadelphia, PA ordered the American holding company Johnson & Johnson to pay $ 8 billion in compensation to a resident of Maryland who suffered from side effects of…
Published on October 9, 2019
By Iris Barker

WeWork provided investors with inaccurate data before IPO

When planning еру initial public offering, WeWork, a coworking startup, sent investors inaccurate massages on its work, The Wall Street Journal writes. The publication believes that this circumstance may further…
Published on October 8, 2019
By Iris Barker

Amazon cuts investment in India

The US e-commerce giant has cut its investment in India this year.
Published on October 7, 2019
By Iris Barker

Apple pushes up iPhone 11 production

Apple Inc has informed its suppliers that it will increase release of smartphones from the latest product line (iPhone 11) by 10%. The company wants to meet higher than expected…
Published on October 4, 2019
By Iris Barker

BP CEO Robert Dudley to step down; no possible successors named

BP CEO Robert Dudley confirmed his imminent resignation, as reported by Sky News sources last week. He stated that he planned to retire at the age of 65, and declined…
Published on October 3, 2019
By Iris Barker

US clothing manufacturer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy

American clothing manufacturer Forever 21, Inc. filed a bankruptcy petition in the US court. The company noted in a statement that it is undergoing a bankruptcy reform process in preparation…
Published on September 30, 2019
By Iris Barker

ExxonMobil is selling its Norwegian assets for $ 4.5 billion

ExxonMobil, an American oil and gas company, has reached an agreement on the sale of its Norwegian exploration and oil production assets to local Var Energy for $ 4.5 billion,…
Published on September 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

McKinsey Consulting to open underwear and cosmetics store

McKinsey will open a store in the largest shopping center in the United States. The company will invite third-party brands to try new technologies in offline retail and understand how…
Published on September 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

Xiaomi to apply for $ 1 bln loan

Xiaomi, a Chinese manufacturer of smartphones and other consumer electronics, intends to apply for a loan of $ 1 billion. To do this, the company has already begun negotiations with…
Published on September 26, 2019
By Iris Barker

German prosecutor’s office accuses Volkswagen of market manipulation

According to the prosecutor's office, VW top managers were too late to inform the exchanges about manipulation of diesel exhaust data, and thereby affected exchange rates.
Published on September 26, 2019
By Iris Barker

Five richest Americans lose $ 6.5 billion after Trump impeachment inquiry announced

The U.S. House of Representatives announced an inquiry to begin the impeachment of Donald Trump. The reason was his conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Against the background of this…
Published on September 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

AB InBev raises $ 5 billion during IPO in Hong Kong

The world's largest brewing company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (AB InBev), raised about $ 5 billion through an IPO of its Asian business, Budweiser Brewing Company APAC, on the Hong Kong…
Published on September 24, 2019
By Iris Barker

Boeing takes on compensations for 737 MAX

Icelandic air carrier Icelandair has become one of the first airlines to agree with Boeing on compensation for the suspension of 737 MAX aircraft operation. Similar negotiations with many other…
Published on September 23, 2019
By Iris Barker

Number of migrants grows to 272M people, makes up 3.5% of global population

Growing number of international migrants in the world continues to outstrip the world's population growth. The figure has already amounted to 272 million people, continuing the upward trend in all…
Published on September 18, 2019
By Iris Barker

What challenges the future holds for new Alibaba CEO?

On September 10, Alibaba chairman of the board Jack Ma retired, leaving the seat for the holding’s CEO Daniel Zhang. He has been working in Alibaba since 2007, having started…
Published on September 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Apple vs Netflix: What profit would make $ 1 th invested 10 years ago?

Apple and Netflix are often mentioned in the lists of large technology companies whose early investors managed to significantly increase their capital. Which company would bring you a bigger profit…
Published on September 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

US General Motors plants to go on nationwide strike

Workers at General Motors Co factories went on nationwide strike on Monday. It has become the largest strike of United Auto Workers (UAW) union in more than a decade, Dow…
Published on September 14, 2019
By Iris Barker

BP to sell several oil projects to comply with Paris Climate Agreement

BP CEO Robert Dudley is planning to sell several oil projects and cut production on some other sites to comply with the Paris climate agreement, Bloomberg reports.
Published on September 13, 2019
By Iris Barker

Aramco selects nine banks for IPO

Saudi energy company Saudi Aramco has invited nine major banks as global coordinators for the initial public offering of its shares.
Published on September 12, 2019
By Iris Barker

French EDF stocks crash after reports of defective components in nuclear reactors

Investors reacted extremely negatively to a message from Framatome, a subsidiary of Electricite De France, about some "deviations" in the welds of already manufactured and delivered components for nuclear power…
Published on September 11, 2019
By Iris Barker

Deutsche Bank announces massive layoffs of traders

The layoffs affected the fixed income securities division.
Published on September 9, 2019
By Iris Barker

US orthodontic braces maker Smile Direct Club expects to raise $ 1.3 bln during IPO

SmileDirectClub, a US orthodontic bracket service that works with clients without the direct involvement of doctors, expects to raise up to $ 1.287 billion through an initial public offering on…
Published on September 4, 2019
By Iris Barker

Saudi Arabia changes Saudi Aramco CEO before IPO

The decision to appoint a new Chairman of the Board of Directors to replace the Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy, as noted, was made in order to "avoid conflicts of…
Published on September 3, 2019
By Iris Barker

Toshiba leaves US LNG market

The company’s US division was bought by the French Total for $ 15 million.
Published on September 2, 2019
By Iris Barker

Sony to sell its stake in Olympus for $760 mln

Japanese Sony decided to sell its entire stake in the manufacturer of endoscopes, photographic equipment and optics Olympus back to the company itself for 80.4 billion yen ($ 762.88 million).
Published on August 30, 2019
By Iris Barker

BP sells assets in Alaska to Hilcorp Energy for $ 5.6 bln

British oil giant BP Plc has reached an agreement to sell its assets in Alaska to Hilcorp Energy Co for $ 5.6 bln, Reuters writes.
Published on August 28, 2019
By Iris Barker

KFC, Beyond Meat are experimenting with veggie meat

KFC fast food chain launched vegan Beyond Fried Chicken with chicken substitutes in a restaurant in Atlanta. “It’s confusing, but it’s amazing,” the company said.
Published on August 28, 2019
By Iris Barker