Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil major Aramco will takeover Port Arthur Texas refinery in the US. Saudi Arabia will refine its oil shipped from Middle East at Port Arthur refinery and also sell it in the huge North American market.
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Talbot expands Australian presence, strengthens financial team
Talbot Underwriting Ltd is spreading its footprint of financial lines business in Australia. Talbot Underwriting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd, has appointed David McKenzie and David Jones as class underwriters at its financial lines team.
India's NCDEX imposes spl margins on Kapas
India's National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has imposed special margins in Kapas contracts. Kapas prices fell over seven percent during the past fortnight. NCDEX has taken the decision to check further fall in Kapas contracts.
OPIC Sanctions $421 Million Debt Financing To India’s Solar And Internet Projects
OPIC, a US private development finance institution has extended support to India to build a low carbon economy and expand the internet infrastructure. It has sanctioned $421 million for India’s solar and development projects. The OPIC finance will exert its impact upon lives across the developing world while transforming focus from Southeast Asia to India.
Apple Introduces iPhone 5S: The New iPhone SE
Apple has unveiled the new iPhone SE- iPhone 5S on Monday at its Cupertino campus. The new product with 16GB storage will cost $399 and with 64 GB for $499. The slimmer product has been developed following stronger opposition from the Apple customers against upgrading the 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches smart phones.
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Profit booking pulled yellow metal on Monday below psychological mark-$1,250 an ounce. Gold price fell for four weeks in the past five weeks.
A black market for dollars has absorbed liquidity from the Egyptian banking system over stressing country’s foreign reserves. Egyptian pound has been weekend ignoring several steps adopted by CBE. Finally, it has started mulling to enact tougher regulations on regulating the foreign exchange market.
London Stock Exchange has been considering for holding a consensus poll on its proposed controversial £21 billion merger deal announced on Wednesday. Deutsche Boerse CEO has warned of possible American investment if the proposed deal fails to take place. However, the information of polling has fueled debates while analysts consider those as irrelevant.
Bethany Mota, the YouTube and Instagram star may be the last hope to help Aeropostale. The retailer can bring millions of Mota's follower in Instagram and YouTube to the store.
German discount retailer Aldi will hire 700 apprentices this year, twice of its recruitment in in 2015. Aldi has set a target of 1,000 stores in the UK by 2022.
Financial analysts David Iben-led Kopernik Fund is passing through a totally reverse situation as its performance is soaring from bottom to the top with rising valuations. The $682-million Kopenik Global All-C fund recorded a 15 percent growth in 2016 so far ahead of 99 percent of its peers.
India is seeking World Trade Organization's (WTO) intervention over increasing visa fees by the US. The visa fee for H-1B has been doubled to $4,000 and it's $4,500 for L-1 visa, as fixed by the US government.
Chinese consumers are spending more on spa visits, travel and entertainment as income levels are on upward movement. The consumer spending is expected rise 10 percent annually for the next decade.
China and U.S. has been competing for a place in the economy and politics of Cuba. China has been doing business with Cuba for several years and the U.S. is just making a start. The edge that Washington sees is the proximity as being Cuba's neighbor.
