Majority stakes in the Chinese-owned social media phenomenon TikTok are being attempted to be taken up by United States based tech investors so that the app could ward off security concerns about it expressed the White House and avert any possible banning of the app as has been indicated by United States Secretary of State…
United States based chip making giant Intel disappointed investors with its announcement of delay for its next-generation chips with its shares falling as much as 18 per cent to be noted s the worst performing stock on Friday. Intel CEO Bob Swan said in a prepared statement Thursday night as part of quarterly earnings that…
A $3.9 billion settlement with the Malaysian government has been reached by the United States based lender and investment bank Goldman Sachs to settle the case of the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, both the entities said on Friday. Malaysia’s finance ministry said in a statement that a $2.5 billion cash payout by Goldman as well as…
The Chinese owned shot video app TikTok is in the process of creating a fund of $200 million which the company will use to retain its top users while also attracting new ones. Analysts said that this was the signal of a growing company. The new program aims to “help support ambitious creators who are…
The global economy has already slipped into a deep recession which has also brought about dramatic shifts in consumer behavior, said Unilever, one of the biggest manufacturers of grocery brands in the world. “We believe that talk about a quick recovery is too optimistic. A deep global recession has already started and we are seeing…
Boost in demand for its cloud and remote collaboration tools because of the work from home orders issued during the novel coronavirus pandemic helped Microsoft to easily beat earning expectations by analysts for the latest completed quarter. For the three months ended in June, a 13 per cent year on year growth in revenues was…
Spirit bottles that are completely based on paper and are 100 per cent plastic free, made from sustainably sourced wood, have been created for the first time in the world, claimed Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, has claimed. The company said that the first use of this paper based bottle would…
Pressure by the United States over the future of the Chinese firm owned app TikTok in the US could jeopardize the plan of the Chinese firm to shift its international headquarters in the United Kingdom. Talks with the UK government to create a new international based HQ in London have been held by the Chinese…
Dutch electronics giant Philips is confident of returning to growth and profits in the second half of the current year even though it said that its net profits dropped in the second quarter opf the current year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic outbreak. Philip’s net profit dropped by 14.63 per cent year on year…
BNP Paribas is the bank that companies turned to get emergency loans more than any other in Europe whet he novel coronavirus pandemic struck the continent. Compared to BNP, its closest rivals including Santander, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse had managed to expand their balance sheet and credit payout by only about 5 per cent.…
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