U.S. President Donald Trump meets eastern NATO allies in Warsaw on Thursday amid expectations he will reaffirm Washington’s commitment to counter threats from Russia after unnerving them in May by failing to endorse the principle of collective defense. En route to a potentially fractious G-20 summit in Germany, Trump will take part in a gathering […]
Read moreGlobal attention may be centered on China’s newly-launched bond connect, but mainland equity markets will remain attractive, amid a “booming” pipeline of initial public offerings expected for the remainder of 2017, Ringo Choi, Asia Pacific IPO leader at consultancy EY, said on Thursday. “I think traditionally bonds and equities are the opposite or opponent of […]
Read moreJapan’s SoftBank Group is targeting raising between $3 billion and $5 billion through an offering of U.S. dollar bonds, according to a person familiar with the plans. The group has named Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank as joint global coordinators for a bond offering, it said in an announcement on […]
Read moreChinese bike-sharing startup Ofo has set its sights on global expansion, saying on Thursday it raised over $700 million in a funding round that included Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group. The funding round was led by Alibaba, Hony Capital and CITIC Private Equity, with additional participation from existing investors Didi Chuxing and DST Global. “We will […]
Read moreOPEC wants higher oil prices. But the same things keep getting in the way. Ever cheaper U.S. shale oil production and growing crude supplies are foiling the plans of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to support prices with an export cut designed to remove 1.8 million barrels a day from the market through […]
Read moreArts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to forfeit thousands of illegally smuggled ancient Middle Eastern artifacts obtained from antiquities dealers for a Bible museum headed by its president, the company and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The forfeiture will include some 5,500 artifacts purchased by Hobby Lobby that originated from the region of […]
Read moreSoaring debt levels in China were a serious concern as the fallout of any crisis would hit everyone else, said a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist on Thursday. “If there’s a country in the world which is really going to affect everyone else and which is vulnerable, it’s got to be China today,” Kenneth […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump may be talking tough on trade, pulling the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but most of the rest of the world is pushing ahead. Japan was emerging as a leader on free trade, as it edges closer to a free trade pact with the European Union which could be completed […]
Read moreSpaceX has launched a communication satellite on the third try. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off Wednesday evening from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. It successfully hoisted an Intelsat satellite that was going so high that there wasn’t enough leftover fuel to attempt a booster landing. So the first stage fell into the Atlantic, as is […]
Read moreThe founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, has sharply criticized some Trump administration policies, calling them unhealthy and dangerous, and didn’t spare the lash on Brexit. Branson, who spoke with CNBC onboard Virgin Australia’s inaugural flight between Australia and Hong Kong on Wednesday, said he’s dismayed by the rise in protectionist policies, particularly […]
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