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China opts for currency push
October 8th, 2014
Asia giant wants to make the renminbi part of an ubiquitous monetary unit used in official transactions around the world. China is bidding to enter the heart of global finance by establishing its currency, the renminbi, as part of ...
Central Asia Rues Dependency On Russian Fuel
October 7th, 2014
Weak links in Russia’s petroleum-refinery network and the Kremlin’s power play in Ukraine are shortchanging Central Asian petrol markets, importers complain. With alternatives expensive or unfeasible, and regional refining capacity severely limited, local energy executives are ruing Moscow’s traditional ...
Samsung Electronics heads for annual profit drop
October 7th, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is heading for its first annual earnings drop since 2011 after it revealed its July-September profit would be the lowest in more than three years and said short-term prospects for smartphones were uncertain. The ...
Samsung’s profit hit bottom in third quarter ahead of slow recovery
October 2nd, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (005930.KS) profit is seen weakening further in the third-quarter, underscoring the downturn in its market-leading smartphone business and piling pressure on the firm to deliver a revamped product lineup. According to analysts, the world’s largest ...
Alibaba IPO shows why lawyers matter
September 29th, 2014
Following the record-setting IPO of Alibaba, Jack Ma is now a global business icon. In China he has been a business titan for a much longer period of time. When the appointed date arrived, Ma was incensed to learn ...
SoftBank seeks to buy DreamWorks Animation
September 29th, 2014
Japanese cell provider aims to acquire Hollywood studio. SoftBank Corp. is reportedly in talks to buy Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation, home of Shrek, Madagascar and How to Train Your Dragon. The Tokyo-based wireless carrier, according to The Hollywood Reporter, ...
Yahoo must take essential decision once again
September 26th, 2014
Yahoo, more than any other investor, should have benefited from the public market debut last week of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. The company sold Alibaba shares worth $6 billion after taxes, and its remaining stake is valued at ...
China uncovers $10bn fake trading of finance companies
September 26th, 2014
China has uncovered $10bn (£6.1bn) worth of fake trades as part of a nationwide crackdown on finance companies. The currency regulator said 15 fraud cases had been handed over to the police for prosecution. Companies sometimes falsify transactions as ...
Citizens Financial’s Offering Raises $3 Billion as It Parts From R.B.S.
September 24th, 2014
After 26 years within the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Citizens Financial Group, the American retail bank, is setting off on its own. The bank raised $3 billion in its initial public offering on Tuesday, valuing itself at $12.9 ...
China to invest $20 billion in India despite territorial dispute
September 23rd, 2014
The leader of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping arrived on a visit to India, where he had a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the talks, Modi expressed concerns that the trade imbalance between China and ...