An increase in price of aircraft fuel and higher operating expenses saw a 49 per cent drop in the earnings of American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) for the third quarter. However, the bottom line results still exceeded the estimates of Wall Street, the top line was lower than the consensus estimates. The announcement of the…
According to reports in the media, a tip off by the world’s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev to Indian authorities about its detection of a cartel in the beer industry had triggered off an investigation into beer price-fixing by Indian anti-trust body. Reports quoting sources said that there was price fixing by the Indian operations of…
The hacking attack on Cathay Pacific’s data includes passenger data for its Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd unit. Hackers were able to access 245,000 Hong Kong identity card numbers and 860,000 passport numbers among other data. Matching Hong Kong identity card numbers with passport numbers is likely to be a gold mine for China. On…
With wider margins, a rise in net profits, and a positive cash flow, Elon Musk has delivered on his promise. Here’s the low down on how Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer Deepak Ahuja and Musk managed Tesla’s operations in a capital efficient manner. In a significant development, Tesla’s Chief Executive Elon Musk delivered on his…
The EU is not alone in questioning Broadcom’s trade practices: the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is also scrutinizing its business practices. The European Commission is scrutinizing Broadcom Inc’s trade practices over the possible usage of its market dominance to pressure customers to purchase its semiconductors. According to a report from Bloomberg, which cites people familiar…
U.S. users can link various non-Wealthfront accounts, including bank accounts, brokerage accounts and information on the value of their homes, to the platform. Wealthfront, one of the largest digital wealth management startups, is set to offer its automated financial planning tool, known as “robo-advisers,” for free by the end of 2018, as part of its…
Although Tesla’s critics have focused on Elon Musk’s behavior, the numbers coming out of Tesla are pretty compelling. In an interesting turn of events, long-time Tesla short seller and critic Citron Research, in its research note stated it is betting that the electric automaker’s stock will rise. With the news reaching the market, Tesla Inc’s…
Following hacker attacks which left crypto exchanges shorter by millions of dollars earlier this year, Japan intends to nurture growth while ensuring strict regulatory compliance for the cryptocurrency industry. On Wednesday, Japanese watchdog Financial Services Agency (FSA) stated, it has given the country’s cryptocurrency industry a self-regulatory status. As a result Japan Virtual Currency Exchange…
The development is a follow up on a 2016 agreement wherein HyperloopTT had signed up for a feasibility study with Abu Dhabi’s municipal affairs and transport department for the futuristic mass transit system. On Wednesday, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) stated, it plans on building an ultra-fast hyperloop track in Abu Dhabi in the third quarter…
Th investment is aimed at enabling Binance to launch a cryptoexchange in Singapore by the end of 2018. On Tuesday, Singapore state fund Temasek backed Vertex Ventures has invested in Binance – one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges – as it prepares to expand operations into the city-state. In a joint statement, the firms…
