World news

  • 31.08.2020
  • 2901
  • everything-for-business.com
Manulife plans to free up $3.8 billion in capital by 2022

Manulife, Canada’s biggest insurer, said on Wednesday it had set a target to free up C$5 billion ($3.8 billion) in capital over the next three years, partly by offloading businesses that it...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2013
  • everything-for-business.com
A New York Broker Dealer Is Getting Bought by a Crypto Exchange

Digital asset exchanges are seeking to comply with regulations Uphold wants to serve as an alternative trading system

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2093
  • everything-for-business.com
Bain Reaches Deal to Buy DSM Sinochem Pharma Joint Venture

DSP venture was said to have been worth $698 million in sale Singapore business was set up by Royal DSM, China’s Sinochem

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 1021
  • everything-for-business.com
BP Buys Britain’s Largest Electric Vehicle Charging Company

Oil major to pay 130 million pounds for the acquisition Chargemaster has about 6,500 charging stations across Britain

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 1057
  • everything-for-business.com
Apple hits $1 trillion stock market valuation

Apple Inc became the first $1 trillion publicly listed U.S. company on Thursday, crowning a decade-long rise fueled by its ubiquitous iPhone that transformed it from a niche player in person...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2878
  • everything-for-business.com
A company from California bought an abandoned Intel complex for mining

The purchase cost the Californian company $ 13 million

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2428
  • everything-for-business.com
Lyft Buys Company Behind Citi Bike, Joining Bike-Rental Business

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. said it’s purchasing Motivate, the operator of Citi Bike in New York City and other bike-rental programs in major U.S. cities.

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 1566
  • everything-for-business.com
Paypal to spend $3 billion a year on M&A: CEO to German paper

PayPal Holdings Inc is on the lookout for further acquisitions following its recent takeover of iZettle, the Swedish fintech startup, for $2.2 billion, in the U.S. payments company’s biggest...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 1618
  • everything-for-business.com
CK to Buy Veon Out of Italy Telecom Venture for $2.9 Billion

Veon, formerly known as Vimpelcom, to sell 50% stake Deal is latest major purchase in two months by CK Chairman Li

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 3845
  • everything-for-business.com
Russian banks will receive almost 50% of the largest Croatian retailer

Sberbank and VTB will receive almost half of the largest private Croatian company, the food retailer Agrokor, lent to them, in exchange for writing off part of the debt. The Croatian company...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 3791
  • everything-for-business.com
Boeing will team up with the Brazilian Embraer

The American corporation Boeing and the Brazilian aircraft construction concern Embraer signed on July 4, 2018 an agreement on the establishment of a joint venture in the field of civil avia...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2145
  • everything-for-business.com
Cisco to buy cyber-security company Duo for $2.35 billion

Cisco Systems Inc said on Thursday it would buy Duo Security, a venture capital-backed cyber security company, for $2.35 billion in cash, as it seeks to expand its offerings in cloud computi...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 3696
  • everything-for-business.com
Billionaire Dangote will build one of the world's largest refineries in Nigeria worth $ 10 billion

The richest man in Africa, billionaire Aliko Dangote, plans to build one of the world's largest refineries in Nigeria by 2020, the project cost is estimated at $ 10 billion, reports Bloomber...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 1672
  • everything-for-business.com
Panasonic plans to halve cobalt content of car batteries in two-three years

Panasonic Corp plans to halve the cobalt content of its mass-produced automotive batteries “in two to three years”, an executive at the Japanese conglomerate said on Thursday, as battery mak...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 3450
  • everything-for-business.com
FC Otkritie will buy an office in the center of Moscow for 10 billion rubles

The former owner of the bank objects to the deal.

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 3930
  • everything-for-business.com
BlackRock plans its largest ever alternative investment fundraiser

BlackRock Inc is planning to raise $3.5 billion for investments in energy infrastructure in what is poised to be its largest alternative investment fund yet, an executive at the world’s larg...

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2473
  • everything-for-business.com
The founder of Amazon became the richest man in history

The size of Jeff Bezos's fortune by $ 55 billion exceeded Bill Gates's record for inflation.

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2486
  • everything-for-business.com
Arsenal Owner Kroenke to Buy Usmanov's Stake in Soccer Club

1. Usmanov had criticized Kroenke’s stewardship of London team 2. Arsenal has struggled in recent years, failing to win league

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 2724
  • everything-for-business.com
Warren Buffett donates $3.4 billion to Gates' and family charities

Warren Buffett has donated roughly $3.4 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to five charities, the billionaire’s largest contribution in his longstanding plan to give away his fortune.

Read more
  • 31.08.2020
  • 1354
  • everything-for-business.com
Linde sells assets for $3.3 billion to help get Praxair deal cleared

Linde is raising $3.3 billion from selling North and South American assets to a consortium of German gases firm Messer and buyout group CVC as it seeks clearance for a planned $87 billion me...

Read more