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China's Ctrip taps banks to follow Alibaba with HK listing: sources

China's Ctrip taps banks to follow Alibaba with HK listing: sources

U.S.-listed online travel giant Ctrip is talking to banks about a planned secondary listing in Hong Kong, putting the group at the head of a queue of Chinese companies expected to follow Alibaba in establishing an investor base closer to China.



6 years ago
Majority of Americans favor wealth tax on very rich: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Majority of Americans favor wealth tax on very rich: Reuters/Ipsos poll

The idea of imposing a wealth tax on the richest Americans has elicited sharply divergent views across a spectrum of politicians, with President Donald Trump branding it socialist and progressive Democratic presidential contenders Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders prominently endorsing it.



6 years ago
Timeline - Mediaset vs Vivendi: a TV courtroom drama unfolds

Timeline - Mediaset vs Vivendi: a TV courtroom drama unfolds

Italy's biggest commercial broadcaster Mediaset holds a shareholder meeting on Friday over governance changes needed to enable a pan-European expansion plan, which its second-largest investor Vivendi is fighting in court.



6 years ago
Mediaset approves changes to keep pan-European TV plan afloat

Mediaset approves changes to keep pan-European TV plan afloat

Italy's Mediaset on Friday won shareholder approval for governance tweaks needed to smooth a pan-European expansion plan despite opposition from its second-biggest investor Vivendi, which is fighting the project in court.



6 years ago
Olympics: Games must connect with gamers to keep Olympics relevant - Bach

Olympics: Games must connect with gamers to keep Olympics relevant - Bach

The International Olympic Committee has to connect with hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide if the Olympic body is to remain relevant with the younger generation, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Friday.



6 years ago
Factbox: Global passenger car sales by luxury brand

Factbox: Global passenger car sales by luxury brand

Carmakers Daimler BMW Audi and Jaguar Land Rover released annual sales figures for their premium brands.



6 years ago
KABN (Gibraltar) PLC to Launch ERC 1400 Equity Token Offering

KABN (Gibraltar) PLC to Launch ERC 1400 Equity Token Offering

KABN Network | David Lucatch | Dec 9, 2019 Crowdfunding Offering supported by UK Based Tokenise and KABN Equity Token created using Polymath Token Studio Gibraltar--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2019) - KABN (Gibraltar) PLC ("KABN" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has created its KABN Equity Token using the Polymath Token

6 years ago
IPO Watch 2020

IPO Watch 2020

Here are some companies who have expressed plans to IPO in 2020, as well as a few that are speculated to be gearing up for a public offering. Continue reading →

6 years ago
Oil set for weekly drop as Mideast risk premium eases for now

Oil set for weekly drop as Mideast risk premium eases for now

Oil edged lower on Friday, set for its first weekly loss since late November, erasing the week's risk premium added since a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian general as investors focused on rising U.S. inventories and other signs of ample supply.



6 years ago
Stocks march back to record highs as Middle East tensions ease

Stocks march back to record highs as Middle East tensions ease

World stocks set new record highs on Friday and the prices of safe-haven assets such as gold pulled back as investors cheered an apparent de-escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions and looked instead toward prospects of improved global growth.



6 years ago
Alphabet's legal head David Drummond, under scrutiny, to retire

Alphabet's legal head David Drummond, under scrutiny, to retire

Google parent Alphabet Inc on Friday announced the retirement of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, who has been under scrutiny as the board investigated the company's handling of sexual misconduct complaints.



6 years ago
Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed

Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed

Apple Inc is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iconic iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused, but rising global demand for electronics means new mines will still be needed by manufacturers.



6 years ago
Alphabet's legal head David Drummond to retire amid board probe of harassment policies

Alphabet's legal head David Drummond to retire amid board probe of harassment policies

Alphabet's new Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Friday gained the opportunity to reshape the leadership of Google's parent with the exit of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, whose outsized strategic role was overshadowed by employee concerns about his personal relationship with a subordinate.



6 years ago
Gene Munster puts together a new case for why Apple stock should be trading 50% higher

Gene Munster puts together a new case for why Apple stock should be trading 50% higher

Apple's business is developing a consistency similar to Facebook and Microsoft and it ought to trade at similar multiples, Loup Ventures' Gene Munster argued.

6 years ago
Wall Street trades near record high, brushes off weak jobs data

Wall Street trades near record high, brushes off weak jobs data

U.S. stocks hovered near all-time highs on Friday, as easing Middle East tensions and gains in popular technology stocks offset concerns about slower-than-expected December jobs growth in the United States.



6 years ago