Companies & CEOs
Huawei's revenue jumps by 39% for the year - 04/22/2019
In the first quarter of 2019, revenue of the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei increased by 39% over the same period last year - to 179.7 billion yuan ($ 26.81 billion), the company said. The net profit margin for this period was approximately 8%, which is slightly higher than in the period of January-March 2018. At the same time, Huawei did not disclose net profit data for the past...
Saudi Aramco to pay $ 10-15 bln for Indian Reliance Industries - 04/17/2019
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state oil company, is negotiating purchase of up to 25% in the oil refining and petrochemicals business of an Indian corporation Reliance Industries, (RIL), The Times of India reported. The Saudis are pondering a share worth $ 10-15 billion. Based on these estimates, the entire Reliance Industries business in refining and petrochemicals may cost $ 55-60 billion. An...
Chevron-Anadarko deal will create oil giant - 04/15/2019
Purchase of Anadarko Petroleum will allow oil giant Chevron to become the world's number two publicly traded oil company. After acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, the oil giant Chevron will become the leading operator of Permian, one of the most interesting oil fields in the world, receiving a corridor 75 miles across the heart of Permian. Before the deal, which is estimated at $ 50 billion,...
Disney to spend $ 800 million for the first year of Disney+ - 04/11/2019
Analysts at UBS forecast that Disney will spend $ 800 million on content for its new Disney + streaming service in the first year of broadcasting. “In the longer term, we expect Disney to continue to increase production of original content exclusively for Disney+ in order to add value to the proposal,” said UBS analysts. Disney is developing original movies and TV shows for its future Disney+...
French Finance Minister: Boeing-Airbus conflict will help China - 04/10/2019
Aggravation of the conflict over subsidies for European aircraft manufacturers of Airbus and its American competitor Boeing does not make sense and will only serve the interests of the new Chinese competitor, French Finance Minister said. “A clash between Boeing and Airbus would be absurd simply because our two industries are completely intertwined: we depend on each other for a number of...
Uber plans to raise $ 10 billion within IPO - 04/10/2019
American Uber Technologies Inc., which provides taxi services and food delivery, plans to raise about $ 10 billion in the initial placement of its shares, while official IPO registration data will be published on Thursday, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. The estimated size will make this IPO one of the largest placements of technology companies in history, as well as the most significant one...
French Engie, Canadian Caisse de Depot to buy part of Petrobras - 04/08/2019
The Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has agreed to sell its division Transportadora Associada de Gas (TAG), a domestic gas pipeline network operator, to the French energy company Engie SA and Canadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec. The transaction’s amount, which will be the largest sale of an asset to Petrobras, will reach about $...
Carl Icahn sold his stake in Lyft to George Soros before IPO - 04/05/2019
Carl Icahn got rid of his stake in Lyft - Uber's main competitor in the United States - before the company entered the stock exchange. Icahn invested $ 150 million in Lyft four years ago and held its stake. On the eve of the company's IPO, it was estimated at $ 550 million. American billionaire Carl Icahn sold his share in the Lyft Inc. taxi call service (2.7%) on the eve of the initial public...
Carlos Ghosn rearrested in Japan - 04/04/2019
Carlos Ghosn, Ex-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nissan Motor, was re-arrested on Thursday on charges of financial irregularities during his term as Head of the Japanese automaker, AP reports. Tokyo's prosecutors said that Ghosn’s arrest was caused by suspicion that he had appropriated $ 5 million from funds that were transferred from a Nissan subsidiary to a foreign distributor. The...
Saudi Aramco’s profit is more than that of Apple and Exxon combined - 04/03/2019
Aramco revealed its account ledgers and surprised economists. In 2018, profit of the “pearl of the Arabian crown” amounted to $ 111 billion, which is more than profit of Apple and Exxon Mobil together. Aramco's earnings were disclosed in the course of preparation for purchase of a 70 percent stake in Saudi oil refining company Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) for $ 69.1 billion. Riyadh plans...