This morning, the Japanese Nikkei index fell nearly 3% after investors have arranged the sale of Japanese automotive companies’ shares. Market participants fear that the scandal surrounding the Volkswagen, caused by the concealment of the exhaust, may have a negative impact on the Japanese automotive market. Meanwhile, some analysts have expressed fears that the scandal with Volkswagen could harm...

In difficult business situations, we take the example of successful businessmen. If you are not sure whether to continue to invest in China, look what Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man, has been doing since 2011. He has sold 16 billion dollars-assets in China and transferred the money to Europe, arguing that it is more profitable. The largest deal was the sale of the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical via AS...

Experts have registered the sharpest drop in food prices since the 2008 crisis. They explain this not only by the excess supply due to good harvests. Bad for farmers, good for consumers: food got cheaper on the world market. The trend to lower prices has been observed since 2011, as evidenced by the monthly index of food prices, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)....

Despite the fact that recent headings draw many attention to the volatility of the energy market, it is important to monitor its development strictly in focus. This is especially important since many screaming headlines in the media have been wrong in recent times, says petroleum geologist Jeffrey Brown. As for the fact that world oil production has ceased to grow over the past decade, despite...

Security and political risks can seriously affect the world economy. The probability of these risks and the extent of how they may affect the global economy, are seriously different. Taking into account these risks, Economist Intelligence Unit compiled a list of the top five risks, which "can seriously change the situation in the economy and business in the next two years". These scenarios were...

For the first time in half a century, the United States became the largest market for German products, ahead of France. German exporters have started the second half of 2015 with record results. Deliveries of German production to foreign markets rose in July this year compared with July 2014 by 6.2 percent to 107.1 billion euros, reported on September 8 the German Federal Statistical Office...

Michael Dell, founder of Dell, said that in a few years, 80% PC market’s share will occupy only three companies - industry leaders. He said this during a conference in the Indian city of Bangalore. Dell also mentioned his reluctance to produce smartphones. According to IDC, the leader of the computer market is now the Chinese company Lenovo, which accounts for 20.3% of total PCs shipments. Second...

This year, the world market of cosmetic products will grow toward the lower end of the forecast (that is 3.5-4%), reports Bloomberg referring to the forecast of the French company L'Oreal SA. Unilever’s representatives previously said they expect a slowdown in the market of cosmetics to 2-2.5% in 2015-16 years from 4% in 2014. The main concerns of the sector’s companies are associated with...

Cornwall County is located in the extreme south-west of England on the peninsula, which is washed by the waters of the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean (to be exact - the Celtic Sea). The climate in Cornwall is the most pleasant and sunny in the UK due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. The sun shines more than 1500 hours per year. Winters are the softest in the country, and rarely the...