Volkswagen Introduced Its New Luxury Sedan, Only for China Market
Volkswagen unveiled Phideon as its new luxury car today, ahead of Geneva International Motor Show. The successor of Phaeton will only be sold in China.
Mar 01, 2016 8:38 AM EST
Palo Alto Networks, Splunk and Salesforce Drove Nasdaq Up
Following slow start of the year, tech companies began to come to life. As Palo Alto Networks, Splunk and Salesforce.com brought Nasdaq to soar 2% in the last five trading days.
January gold purchases in India rises by 62%
Gold purchase in India increased 62% during the month of January. The government lifted the import duty on gold citing the growing prices in global market.
The Sacramento Kings Collaborates with Local Investment Firm to Host NBA's First Tech Startup Contest
The Sacramento Kings announced a tech startup contest for local entrepreneurs. Supported by local investment firm Velocity Venture Capital, finalists will get an opportunity to pitch their ideas to judges and a chance to win a cash prize and consultation sessions with the Kings executives.
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Greece Recalls Its Ambassador in Austria Over Migrant Dispute
Greece recalled its ambassador from Austria, following Austria's decision to close its border for migrant. While majority of people are not satisfied with government's way in handling economic crisis.
Feb 29, 2016 9:35 AM EST
ChemChina Seeks $35 Loans to Complete Acquisition Transaction with Syngenta
Earlier this month, Chinese state-owned company ChemChina reached an acquisition deal of $43 billion with Swiss company Syngenta. After clearing regulation requirements in China, ChemChina is now seeking out loans of more than $35 billion from bankers to fund the purchase.
Feb 29, 2016 9:34 AM EST
Japan Finance Ministry Recruits Fashion Editor to Encourage Women to be More Involved in The Country's Economy
The Japan Finance Ministry is organizing a seminar for women covering the topics on the country’s fiscal policy. Women’s fashion magazine editor-in-chief Hiromi Sogo will serve as one of the six female speakers encouraging women to take a more active role in the country’s economy.
Feb 29, 2016 9:32 AM EST
SpaceX Aborted Its Third Attempt to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket Due to Technical Difficulties After a Delay
SpaceX aborts its third attempt to launch its Falcon 9 rocket, which is designed to land its booster on a platform, making spaceflight more affordable. The abrupt scrub, just seconds before the liftoff, was due to an unexpected delay that caused the fuel to fail.
Feb 29, 2016 9:30 AM EST
Lumber Liquidators Stock Dropped as Cancer Risk Arose
Following CDC announement of the risk of carcinogen in its product, the company's stock plunged since last week. Lumber Liquidators is trying hard to win back trust from customers and investors.
Feb 29, 2016 9:28 AM EST
US economy concludes 2015 on positive note
The US economy recorded better than expected performance during the fourth quarter enabling it to conclude 2015 on positive mode. Surpassing the forecast of 0.7 percent, the US economy grew one percent during September-October quarter in 2015 giving much leverage to the US government to tighten monetary policy.
Feb 29, 2016 9:27 AM EST
Future of Britain outside EU remains uncertain
Britain's exit from the European Union will have a negative impact on the economy of the country, according to officials. The UK prime minister pledges to negotiate a better agreement for the nation in the union.
Feb 29, 2016 9:25 AM EST
Ren Zhiqiang: Latest Victim of China’s Tougher Cyber Laws: Mulls For Further Toughening
China has been widely criticized for strict cyber laws. On Sunday, the communist government has mulled its legislative power to impose ban on accounts of former Chinese tycoon, Ren Zhiqiang. While around 40 Chinese journalists have been confined in jail as victims of tougher cyber laws, the communist government is going to enact further tougher laws on March 10.
Feb 29, 2016 9:24 AM EST
Mobile phone firm Telstra supports external funds to invest in Asia
Telstra is backing up external venture capital funds to seek investments in Asia. The company is focusing more on technology investment in Asia as it experiences a drop in the viability of internet services and phone calls.
Feb 29, 2016 9:22 AM EST
Fintech Startup Will Change Global Finance as Regulators Closely Watch
Year 2015 was dubbed as year of fintech. As financial technology startup companies flourish and gain huge fund. Global regulators are closely monitoring the fintech startups and will propose rules to regulate them.
Feb 29, 2016 9:21 AM EST
Indian tech start-ups seek investment from China
The technology start-ups in India are looking for investments from Chinese companies like Cheetah Mobile. The booming Indian technology sector is attracting many tech companies in China to invest in these Indian techs start-up firms.
Feb 29, 2016 9:19 AM EST
General Electric Mocked Startups, Proclaimed Itself as Tech Company
GE have been trying attract tech workers since last year. In its new Oscars ad, GE mock the startups and proclaim itself as a tech company and an industrial company.
Feb 29, 2016 9:18 AM EST