Companies & CEOs
PotashCorp and Agrium Inc. to merge into the largest producer of fertilizers - 09/13/2016
Canadian fertilizer producers Agrium Inc. and PotashCorp are going to merge. They will create the largest player in the global fertilizer market with capitalization of $ 36 billion by the middle of 2017. The largest North American retailer of agricultural products Agrium Inc. and the world’s leading in terms of capacity manufacturer of fertilizers Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc....
HP to buy Samsung's printer business - 09/12/2016
Samsung Electronics decided to get rid of its business for production of printers, and has already found a buyer - American HP Inc. The transaction is valued at US $ 1.05 billion, and Samsung has also committed to purchase HP shares (publicly traded) in the amount of $ 100 to $ 300 million. HP believes that, despite the shrinking global market of printing and copying devices, the deal with the...
Wells Fargo will pay a record fine to CFPB - 09/09/2016
One of the largest US banks Wells Fargo has been fined $ 185 million for the fact that its team opened more than 2 million accounts and credit cards without consent of customers. This was done to hit sales targets and receive bonuses. The bank has dismissed 5,3 thousand employees, who were suspected of involvement in fraudulent schemes. On Thursday, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
Super Mario Run pushed Nintendo's shares up by more than 13% - 09/08/2016
Today, shares of Nintendo on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose by 13.2%, from 24695 to 27955 yen apiece. The jump followed rapid growth of American Depositary Receipts (ADR) of the company on the NASDAQ stock exchange. These securities went up immediately to 28.79% (from $ 28.2 to $ 36.32) just during one day. Wall Street Journal’s experts attribute such a rapid growth of Nintendo’s securities to...
John Malone to buy Formula One - 09/08/2016
Liberty Media owned by American billionaire John Malone announced its intention to purchase Formula One auto races from a consortium of vendors led by private equity firm CVC, reports The Wall Street Journal. CVC Capital Partners, based in London, bought a controlling stake in Formula One in 2006. 100% stake in the franchise is estimated at $ 4.4 billion. Total worth of the race is $ 8 billion,...
Elon Musk will pay $ 50 million for explosion of Falcon 9 - 09/06/2016
Israeli company Space Communication Ltd, an owner of telecommunications satellite AMOS-6 destroyed because of an explosion of launch vehicle Falcon 9, may require compensation of $ 50 million, or a free rocket launch from American aerospace company SpaceX. Space Communication can also exact $ 205 million from Israeli corporation Aerospace Industries, which designed and built Amos-6. SpaceX...
General Electric to buy two European 3D printing companies for $ 1.4 billion - 09/06/2016
Engineering company General Electric is planning to buy two European companies specializing in 3D-printing technology. The American company is going to use the two manufacturers to create parts of jet aircraft and automobile engines. GE expects to spend a total of about $ 1.4 billion on the transactions. In particular, GE is ready to acquire Swedish Arcam, one of the American company's main...
Visa will create a competitor to SWIFT - 09/02/2016
Visa payment system in collaboration with British technology company BTL Group is working on integration of the blockchain technology in inter-bank transfers. The company invites creditors to test remittances using the blockchain. The project is supposed to reduce costs, accelerate time of transfers and lower risks for partners. BTL Group was founded last year by Guy and Hugh Halford-Thompson....
Elon Musk is going through a bad patch - 09/02/2016
Cargo rocket Falcon 9 of Space X, owned by Elon Musk, exploded on a launch pad at a Cape Canaveral’s spaceport, reported television channel MSNBC. Launch of Falcon 9 was scheduled for September 3 with aim to put Israeli communications satellite Amos-6 into the orbit. Local department of the USA Emergency services are assuring that there is no danger for people in the nearby vicinity. The...
Dell obtained permission to create a 'supermarket of business IT solutions' - 08/31/2016
Dell Inc. said on Wednesday that it has received approval of the Chinese regulators, and now intends to complete its merger with EMC Corp. by 7 September. The deal, worth $ 60 billion, is expected to become the largest merger in the technology sector’s history. Approval from China's Ministry of Commerce was the only remaining obstacle to the deal, which was sanctioned by shareholders of EMC on...