Companies & CEOs

What is the secret a company with total revenue of 2630%?

Are you interested in shares whose dividends grew 61 times since the IPO in 2001? Who overwhelmed all the market forecasts? It is unlikely that any of the investors will…
Published on August 30, 2017
By Iris Barker

Autopilot is undermining Tesla

Tesla's goal to create its own unmanned vehicle has become a serious problem for the company. Leaders are leaving Elon Musk’s team, and there is growing discontent among the engineers…
Published on August 29, 2017
By Iris Barker

Uber to choose Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as a new head

According to Recode and The New York Times, which are referring to their own sources in Uber, last weekend the board of directors of the mobile taxi service decided on…
Published on August 28, 2017
By Iris Barker

Apple will create data centers in Iowa in exchange for tax breaks of $ 208 million

Apple will build two data centers in the state of Iowa and, in return, will be exempted from paying taxes in the amount of $ 208 million. The project’s total…
Published on August 25, 2017
By Iris Barker

Ryanair joins the battle to purchase Air Berlin

Irish low-cost air carrier Ryanair has grandiose plans for the future. The airline is interested in taking part in a tender to purchase German Air Berlin recently declared bankrupt.
Published on August 24, 2017
By Iris Barker

Four ways to invest in alternative energy

Despite the explosive growth in investments in alternative energy in recent years, it is not too late to buy shares of "green" energy companies. Here are four prospective contenders for…
Published on August 23, 2017
By Iris Barker

Reliance, BP can start an energy storage business

Reliance Industries Ltd., owned by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, is considering entering the energy storage business in partnership with BP Plc. to expand its presence in the growing renewable…
Published on August 22, 2017
By Iris Barker

French Total to buy Maersk Oil for $ 7.45 bln

French oil and gas company Total is buying Maersk Oil & Gas company, which is a subdivision of the Danish Moller-Maersk. The issue price will be $ 7.45 billion.
Published on August 21, 2017
By Iris Barker

Air Berlin launches bankruptcy procedure

German airline Air Berlin announced start of the bankruptcy procedure. This is stated in the concern’s message.
Published on August 15, 2017
By Iris Barker

Growing demand for Nvidia’s products couldn’t keep its shares from falling

The high demand for video cards has not ensured growth of quotations of Nvidia, the manufacturer of graphics solutions. The market was dissatisfied with growth of the American company’s revenues…
Published on August 14, 2017
By Iris Barker

European Commission to tighten control over acquisition of European companies

Financial Times reports that Jean-Claude Juncker is going to demand expansion of powers of the European Commission in the field of mergers and acquisitions. In particular, the regulator wants to…
Published on August 14, 2017
By Iris Barker

What you need to know about Facebook’s stock split

Facebook’s stock split has been approved quite a long time ago. This happened in the last year. Then, shareholders approved the proposal to split 1 to 2, and then to…
Published on August 10, 2017
By Iris Barker

28 Chinese developers are up in arms against Apple

28 Chinese application developers have filed a complaint to regulators against Apple. In their opinion, Apple exploits its dominant position in the market by removing applications created by local developers…
Published on August 10, 2017
By Iris Barker

Silicon Valley giants to buy 3 thousand Indian movies

Apple, Amazon and Netflix are negotiating purchase of a film library of one of the leading Bollywood studios, Eros International. According to Reuters, the future deal will include purchase of…
Published on August 8, 2017
By Iris Barker

Tesla to attract $ 1.5 billion for production growth

On Monday, Tesla Inc. said that it intends to raise about $ 1.5 billion by issuing bonds. The American automaker is seeking to increase production of its latest sedan model…
Published on August 7, 2017
By Iris Barker

PSA Peugeot-Citroen completes purchase of Opel

Automobile brands Opel and Vauxhall now belong to the French auto concern PSA Peugeot-Citroen. The transaction is considered closed; the issue price was 2.2 billion euros.
Published on August 2, 2017
By Iris Barker

Trump: Foxconn will invest $30 bln in the US

Chairman of the Board of Foxconn Terry Gou is considering a possibility of increasing investment in the US to $ 30 billion, said US President Donald Trump.
Published on August 2, 2017
By Iris Barker

Investing in online retail: Amazon or Alibaba?

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…
Published on August 1, 2017
By Iris Barker

HSBC to hold $ 2 billion-worth buyback

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…
Published on July 31, 2017
By Iris Barker

Etihad Airways lost $ 1.87 billion in 2016

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…
Published on July 28, 2017
By Iris Barker

Facebook’s quarterly profit jumps by 71%

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…
Published on July 27, 2017
By Iris Barker

Michael Kors buys Jimmy Choo for $ 1.2 billion

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…
Published on July 25, 2017
By Iris Barker

10 largest defense companies in the world

Defense News published a rating of the world's largest defense enterprises.
Published on July 25, 2017
By Iris Barker

Possible trade war between the US and China puts American business in the risk zone

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.
Published on July 21, 2017
By Iris Barker

Qualcomm reports a decline in profits

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.
Published on July 20, 2017
By Iris Barker

UniCredit is selling troubled loans

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…
Published on July 18, 2017
By Iris Barker

Nike vs. Under Armour: An investor’s choice

Investors often compare Nike and Under Armour as these two compete in the segment of sportswear, footwear and accessories. Today, however, both manufacturers are experiencing completely different stages of development…
Published on July 11, 2017
By Iris Barker

The US charges a former Audi manager in ‘Dieselgate’ case

The US authorities charged the ex-manager of Audi (a division of the German automotive concern Volkswagen) in connection of a case of violation of US environmental standards. This is stated…
Published on July 7, 2017
By Iris Barker

ExxonMobil, Total, Shell promise to buy gas from Doha

Heads of ExxonMobil, Total and Shell supported Qatar’s plans to increase production of liquefied natural gas (LNG), promising to purchase it from Doha. Thus, Qatar received support from major international…
Published on July 6, 2017
By Iris Barker

Volvo says goodbye to internal combustion engines

Starting in 2019, all new models of Volvo cars will be equipped with an electric motor, that is, they will be either fully electric or hybrid. Thus, Volvo Cars will…
Published on July 5, 2017
By Iris Barker

French Total goes back to Iran

Today, Tehran will sign an agreement on development of the world's largest gas field, South Pars. The agreement participants will be Total and CNPC on one side and National Iranian…
Published on July 3, 2017
By Iris Barker

Stress tests increased market value of US banks

The market value of the largest US banks has grown by more than $ 40 billion after the Federal Reserve of the United States published annual results of stress tests.…
Published on June 30, 2017
By Iris Barker

Hidden potential of the European stock market

Dan Loeb, managing director of Third Point hedge fund and best known for making serious bets on the corporate giants of the US and Japan, became interested in Europe this…
Published on June 30, 2017
By Iris Barker

10 largest hedge funds in the world

2016 was a difficult year for hedge funds. In general, they brought only 5.4% of the profits to customers, which is much lower than the S&P 500 shareholders’ profits (…
Published on June 28, 2017
By Iris Barker

Google gets record € 2.42 billion fine from the EC

The American corporation provided its own service to compare products Google Shopping with illegal benefits.
Published on June 28, 2017
By Iris Barker

Takata announces bankruptcy and transfer of US business

Japanese company Takata - one of the world's largest manufacturers of airbags for cars - has announced bankruptcy and transfer of business to American company Key Safety Systems, according to…
Published on June 26, 2017
By Iris Barker

Analytics are scared with Amazon’s amplitude

The rapid expansion of Amazon into new market sectors - from cloud technologies to robotics - drew attention of many experts. Some have already included this company in the list…
Published on June 26, 2017
By Iris Barker

Adobe fixes record quarterly revenue

Graphics software maker Adobe continues to increase revenue through the digital business. Revenue for the second quarter (ended June 2) in 2017 increased by 27.3% compared to the financial results…
Published on June 22, 2017
By Iris Barker

Ex Barclays executives accused of Qatari deal fraud

The British Serious Fraud Office today filed charges of fraudulent collusion against Barclays and its former top managers. The management believes that attraction of investments from Qatar, which allowed the…
Published on June 20, 2017
By Iris Barker

Bosch invests in Internet of Things

The investment in the new plant will be about one billion euros, the staff will have about 700 employees.
Published on June 19, 2017
By Iris Barker

Saudi Aramco is hesitating between New York and London

Signing of a $ 350 billion-worth arms trade agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States may not be sufficient to convince the Saudis that the initial placement (IPO) of…
Published on June 15, 2017
By Iris Barker

Santander buys Banco Popular for €1

Spain's largest bank, Santander, announced acquisition of 100% of the share capital of one of the largest Spanish banks, Banco Popular, after the European Central Bank stated its non-viability and…
Published on June 8, 2017
By Iris Barker

Toshiba Memory finds its buyer

Shares of Toshiba rushed up amid rumors that the Japanese vendor decided on a buyer of its semiconductor unit, reports The Financial Times.
Published on June 7, 2017
By Iris Barker

French strategies to stay on top of top of the range

French power has never been as effective as a marketing strategy in China but as of now. In almost all of the major cities in this economic power house, the…
Published on June 2, 2017
By Editorial Team

The European Commission green-lights Monte dei Paschi’s rescue plan

The Italian authorities are getting ready to recapitalize the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA after the European Union and Italian officials have agreed on a draft plan that…
Published on June 2, 2017
By Iris Barker

The five most fast-growing high-tech companies

The rating includes leading public technical companies, which showed a rapid growth in sales over the past three years, combined with projected revenue growth in the next three to five…
Published on June 1, 2017
By Iris Barker

Goldman Sachs and its dangerous Venezuelan game

The leader of the National Assembly of Venezuela threatens Goldman Sachs to refuse to pay $ 2.8 billion worth of bonds recently bought by the American bank.
Published on May 30, 2017
By Iris Barker

Catalan independence is a debt bomb for Spain

The French edition El Pais published some details on the road map for the development of Catalonia's independence, leaked from sources in the regional government of Catalonia.
Published on May 26, 2017
By Iris Barker

Hawaii sues Ford, Nissan,Toyota

Authorities of the US state of Hawaii sued automakers Ford, Nissan and Toyota defected airbags Takata in their cars. This was stated by Steve Levins, the state's director of consumer…
Published on May 25, 2017
By Iris Barker

Nokia and Apple settle the patent lawsuit

Finnish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nokia and American corporation Apple have settled their dispute over the issue of patent law in the court, reports the Financial Times. Nokia accused Apple that…
Published on May 23, 2017
By Iris Barker
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