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Uber And Airbnb Could Get Themselves Publicly Listed In 2019

Reports suggest that two top companies form the United States could get themselves listed next year.   Both the companies would be ready to goo public in 2019, said the CEOs of Uber and Airbnb at a tech conference recently. However, this does not automatically mean that they are actually...

Development Of Autonomous Cars Could Be Hastened By Softbank’s Investment In GM Cruise

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to invest $2.25 billion in GM Cruise Holdings LLC which is the autonomous vehicle unit of the U.S. based car maker, said General Motors Co on Thursday which could significantly hasten the wide-scale deployment of self-driving cars, said the company.  ...

Apple Wins Patent Case Against Samsung, To Be Awarded $539m Damages

Apple has won a $539 million case against Samsung Electronics in relation to copying features of Apple's original iPhone.   The verdict was given by a US court against the South Korea's company which will have to pay the amount in damages to Apple.   This ruling by the court is the...

Calls for Delisting of Vedanta Group from LSE getting louder following death of 13 in India

Following the death of 13 people in police firing in Tamil Nadu district of India just outside of mining firm Vedanta’s Indian copper smelter, a call has bene given by John McDonnell to delist the company from the London Stock Exchange.   More than 20000 people had gathered outside of the...

Strong Fourth Quarter Growth Reported By Lenovo For FY17/18

Lenovo Group announced a 11% year-on-year increase in revenues at $10.6 billion in the fourth fiscal quarter FY2017/18 which is the first double increase in 10 quarters.   The pre-tax income of the group was 143% year-on-year increase at $37 million compared to $15 million in the same...

Non-Paying Guests To Be Allowed To Sit Inside And Use Bathrooms Of Starbucks Stores

All of the units of the U.S. coffee chain Starbucks would not allow general people to mill around and use its sitting areas and its bathrooms without such people needing to purchase anything from the stores according to a new policy of the company.   According to the Wall Street Journal, the...

$18 Billion Chip Unit Sale Of Toshiba To Bain Consortium Approved By China

Toshiba would not be able to sell off its most prized asset - its chip unit, after it announced that the China regulators have approved the $18 billion deal. The business unit has bene pledged ot be sold to a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital.   It has been about a year...

Ad-Free Shows Like ‘Cobra Kai’ On YouTube Would Be Charged At Higher Rates

A new version of its music service is set to be launched by YouTube while at the same time the company is also set to increase charges for users to view originals such as “Karate Kid” spinoff.   It was two years ago that YouTube had started its service - YouTube Red, allowing subscribers...

Project Based Waiver From Iran Sanctions From Trump Sought By French Oil Giant Total

Demanding a waiver from the sanctions on Iran that United States President Donald Trump reimposed last week, a threat of pulling out of a $2 billion natural gas project in Iran was issued on Wednesday by the French oil giant Total.   The company is seeking protection from indirect impacts of...

Following Closure Announcement, Kellogg Cereal Factory Seized By Govt. In Venezuela

A plant that is owned by American cereal manufacturer Kellogg has been seized by the authorities of Venezuela.   This move by the government was apparently undertaken after the American company announced that it would end its operations in Venezuela and would be moving out of the market...

Low Cost Tablet Planned By Microsoft To Compete With iPad: Reports

According to media reports, a line of lower-cost Surface tablets is being planned to be brought into the market segment that is dominated by Apple ‘s iPad, by Microsoft Corp. The devices would be cheaper than the Apple products and hence rival them.   This has bene attempted by Microsoft...

Drug-Makers Extorted By Other Countries, Hence High U.S. Drug Costs: Trump

Foreign government were accused of extracting "unreasonably low prices" from pharmaceutical firms by United States President Donald Trump.   Trump has directed is top negotiators that this issue be made a focus in trade talks.   "It is time to end the global freeloading once and for...
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