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25. 2. 2019 No Responses

GE to sell BioPharma business to Danaher for $21.4B

Shares of General Electric Co. (symbol: GE) soar 10% in premarket trade Monday, after the conglomerate agreed to sell its biopharma branch to Danaher Corp. (symbol: DHR) for $21.4 billion. Transaction is payable in cash. “Today’s transaction is a pivotal milestone,” said...

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Spark Therapeutics +122% after the acquisition news by Roche

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG announced that it has reached a final agreement for acquisition of Spark Therapeutics from Philadelphia. Roche offered $114.50 for each share of Spark Therapeutics, which is 122% more than Friday’s closing pr...

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AutoNation’s CEO: Auto sales are headed for further declines

AutoNation’s CEO Mike Jackson says the auto industry is entering a period of gradual decline. However, he added, “Adversity in the business will create new opportunities.” Who is more vocal than the first-line CEO? Mike Jackson is absolutely...

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Warren Buffett wants to make an ‘elephant-sized’ purchase, but says ‘prices are sky-high’

“In the years ahead, we hope to move much of our excess liquidity into businesses that Berkshire will permanently own. The immediate prospects for that, however, are not good: Prices are sky-high for businesses possessing decent long-term prospects,&#822...

22. 2. 2019 No Responses

US Oil Output Hits 12 Million Barrels Per Day

U.S. crude oil production reach 12 million BPD in mid-February, according to the EIA actual report. EIA’s weekly petroleum report showed crude output jump more than 1.7 million BPD compared to February 2018: From 10.3 million BPD to 12 million BPD....

21. 2. 2019 No Responses

US core capital goods orders unexpectedly drop in December

The data pointed to a further slowdown in business spending on machinery and non-defense equipment. The December report was delayed by a 35-day shutdown of the federal government that ended on Jan. 25. The Commerce Department said the “processing and da...

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Onalaska – Small Town in Big Bizjet Business

Onalaska, Texas small town with 2,755 inhabitants, has 1,000 registered bizjets, but no airport. WFAA TV station, has revealed this mystery and investigation found planes were registered to two post office boxes in Onalaska. WFAA said Onalaska had more regi...

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Top Managers of 10 Hedge Funds Gained $7.7 Billion

The year 2018 was one of the worst for most of the mutual and hedge funds. Unable to recognize the “Bubble of everything”, most of the funds lost 12 to 25% of their NAV. Despite the unfavorable developments in the...

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Emirates ordered 40 A330-900, 30 A350-900, Airbus to finish A380 production

Emirates has today agreed to order 40 twin-engined Airbus A330-900 and 30 twin-engined new-generation Airbus A350-900 aircrafts. The total value of the order according to catalog prices is $21.4 billion. Airlines, however, usually receive large discounts from ...

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France Mulls EdF De-Listing

The French government is considering buying out minority shareholders of EdF (Electricite de France SA), amid nuclear challenge. It’s the first step in a corporate restructuring to address the challenge of replacing the country’s nuclear-powerplants. T...

12. 2. 2019 No Responses

Nissan earnings up, outlook dim

Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor raised quarterly operating profit by a quarter to 103.3 billion yen (about $ 890 million). Profit, however, did not meet the expectations of analysts and the carmaker reduced the year-round view. Nissan also announced that it...

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TSMC at full steam ahead to 7nm volume production in March

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects to start production at an industrial level of 7nm at the end of March, ASML, which supplies EUV (extreme UV) lithography equipment, wants to supply 30 EUV systems in 2019. Of the sets to...

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TUI has widened quarterly losses

TUI Group – largest travel company in the world, associating 1,600 travel agencies, reported a sharp deterioration in economic results. Its loss increased to 83.6 million euros ($ 94.34 million) in the last quarter of the year (the first fiscal...

11. 2. 2019 No Responses

Driverless delivery startup Nuro raises almost $1 billion from SoftBank

Nuro is already testing fully driverless grocery deliveries in the Phoenix area on public roads. The autonomous delivery startup Nuro has raised $940 million from The Softbank Vision Fund, making it one of the most generously funded startups in the driverless...

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Free-Falling Freight Rates Spell Trouble For Shipping

In the alternative media false articles were made about “Dry Baltic Index” as “container ship rent rate” etc. These are the creations of half-educated new generation journalists. The Baltic Dry Index is not about container ships, it is ...

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