Gree, the largest Chinese air conditioner maker has been witnessing sluggish growth in its home appliance business. The home appliance manufacturer has announced on Monday acquiring electric vehicle manufacturing company Yinlong New Energy Co. Through this acquisition, another giant steps into the emerging electric car market.
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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Transportation System Will be Operating by 2020
Hyperloop, a high-tech futuristic transportation system initiated by Elon Musk, is now in progress with the help of crowdsourced teams formed after Musk open-sourced its blueprint. The technology will be tested this summer at SpaceX headquarters and is expected to be operating by 2020.
Costco May Have to Boost E-Commerce over Weak Growth in Q2
Long reluctance to e-commerce have delayed Costco operation to fully utilize the power of Internet retail. However, it seems the company has to start further the initiative as slow growth in Q2.
Shares of African budget airline carrier Fastjet drops on profit warning
Fastjet has issued a profit warning once again owing to weak demand for flight journey. The company projects 2016 results to be below analysts' projection.
Vale Ties Up With Fortescue Possibly To Develop Mixed Blend Iron Ore Plant In China
Brazilian iron ore miner Vale and Australian miner Fortescue, both have reduced their debt burdens significantly through disposing less prospective assets. Under such situations, news for tying up with each other seems to be unusual. But analysts observe the move as highly strategic to cope up with the market situation.
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New York-based hedge fund Visium Asset Management is facing probe by the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and Justice Department over its trading and valuation issues. Visium's exposure to healthcare sector is under scanner.
All the major European banks are either shrinking their businesses or just pulling out from the US market. Ignoring the market odd, RBC has strengthened its operations in the less competitive market and capable of getting enlisted among the ten largest US banks. Getting inspired, RBC plans for further strengthening its US investment arm.
Australian economy was picking up pace during the fourth quarter. The commodity-based economy witnessed an annualized growth rate of three percent, fastest in two years, as against the forecast of 2.5 percent.
Malaysian palm inventories dropped to an 11-month low during February as poor weather spoils crop harvest. Palm production fell 3.5% to 1.09 million tons, the lowest since the period 2011 January.
Salesforce's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marc Benioff is witnessing a major shift in global business software segment. He said the enterprise software space is moving towards more smarter and more predictive software.
China is targeting seven percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for 2016. The Chinese government is keen on real growth prospects over restructuring exercise this year, while avoiding inflating debt or asset bubbles.
Giant South Africa-based international banking group Old Mutual has stated that they are considering all options as a result of a strategic review. Many believe that the group is planning to split itself into several business units.
PSE has been seeking comments and suggestions on its proposed law for transactions of DDS. The procured comments and suggestions will be evaluated while drafting the rule, aiming to reflect market demands. Comments and suggestions may be sent up to March 22.
Rob Mundy, a former stock research expert, has launched Research Tree, an online investment research platform designed for private investors. With this new achievement, Rob Mundy aims to create a better source of information for online investors.
