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SABMiller, Coca-Cola merge African bottling arms
November 27th, 2014
Brewer SABMiller, Coca-Cola and the South African Gutsche family have agreed to combine their non-alcoholic bottling operations in southern and eastern Africa, a $2.3bn deal long rumoured to be in the offing. The new combined bottler, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, ...
The Abundant Commodity That’s Becoming Harder to Find
November 27th, 2014
Bauxite, one of the most common ores in the earth’s crust, is growing scarce. It’s been 10 months since Indonesia banned exports of bauxite, used to extract aluminum, in a bid to transform its mining industry, and the global market is still ...
Europe feels sting in the tail of Russia sanctions
November 26th, 2014
At a technology fair in Moscow last month, European executives faced the new reality of doing business in Russia since the West imposed sanctions: the number of companies at the international showcase had shrunk by half from a year ago. “The ...
ASIC takes civil action against Make It Mine
November 26th, 2014
ASIC has started legal action against Make It Mine Pty Ltd (MIM), seeking financial penalties against the company for breaching consumer credit laws, including the responsible lending obligations. ASIC’s civil penalty proceedings, filed in the Federal Court of Australia ...
SEC Charges HSBC’s Swiss Private Banking Unit With Providing Unregistered Services to U.S. Clients
November 26th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged HSBC’s Swiss-based private banking arm with violating federal securities laws by failing to register with the SEC before providing cross-border brokerage and investment advisory services to U.S. clients. HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) ...
VW Drives for Gains in Southern China
November 26th, 2014
Volkswagen AG is taking market share from other foreign auto makers in relatively wealthy southern China, as a slowdown in the world’s No. 1 car market intensifies competition. Southern China—the first part of the country to get rich after Beijing ...
The Federal Reserve Is At The Heart Of The Debt Enslavement System That Dominates Our Lives
November 26th, 2014
From the dawn of history, elites have always attempted to enslave humanity. Yes, there have certainly been times when those in power have slaughtered vast numbers of people, but normally those in power find it much more beneficial to ...
Officials will interview Traders about currency market manipulation
November 25th, 2014
U.S. prosecutors will travel to London in the coming weeks to interview traders about currency market manipulation, the latest sign that authorities are closer to filing criminal charges stemming from the long-running probe, sources told Reuters. Officials from the ...
European Bonds Gain With Stocks as Aussie, Kiwi Decline
November 25th, 2014
Bonds rose and European stocks gained for a third day on prospects for more stimulus as inflation slows. Brent crude traded near a four-year low before a meeting of oil exporters and currencies from commodity-producing nations weakened. Spain’s 10-year ...
India Rebounding?
November 25th, 2014
India has a population of more than 1.2 billion, more than one-sixth of world population. A coupole of decades ago, economic growth started surging in India. For example, the share of the population that was essentially destitute, below the ...
