France’s Bollore Group signs global partnership with Alibaba

The wide-ranging partnership expands the Bollore Group’s and Alibaba’s logistics network such that it can help diversify their respective customer base. On Monday, Vincent Bollore, the CEO of French conglomerate the Bollore Group stated it had signed a global partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. In a statement, both companies said, their partnership covers clean…

Foxconn to use proceeds of Shanghai IPO to fund 8 projects totaling to $8 billion

The projects it plans on funding will focus on building 5G solutions, smart manufacturing platforms and cloud computing services. On Monday, Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics, stated it plans on using the proceeds of one of its subsidiaries, which got listed in Shanghai, to fund 8 projects totaling to $4 billion (27.3…

Trump’s tax law takes a $13.8 billion bite from Microsoft Corp’s 4th quarter revenues

The growth in Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service is one of the reasons why the tech giant’s shares have risen by nearly 50% in the last 12 months. Despite Microsoft Corp’s quarterly revenues beating Wall Street’s forecast, recent changes in U.S. tax law took a one-time bite of $13.8 billion from its earnings. Boosted by…