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Four out of six largest American banks have released their first-quarter financial results over the past week. And their results aren’t convincing. J.P. MOrgan and Wells Fargo reported quarterly profit and revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations. However, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup missed analyst estimations. All eyes are now on Morgan Stanley and Bank of America. […]
... written on Apr 16 2019The controversial East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has finally gotten its answer after being suspended for 10 months. Its main contractor, China Communications Construction Ltd (CCCC) received a notice to suspend all work on July 4 last year after Pakatan Harapan formed the new government of Malaysia, upon a spectacular downfall of the Barisan […]
... written on Apr 16 2019At the rate former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his buddy, PAS Islamist Party President Hadi Awang, spew lie almost on a daily basis, one may wonder if both are trying to outdo each other for the serial liar championship. Of course, it’s quite unfair that Mr. Hadi abused his status as an Islamic religious […]
... written on Apr 13 2019Boeing is not out of the woods yet, despite saying it has completed 96 flights testing the performance of the 737 Max with updated software for the plane’s MCAS flight control system. CEO Dennis Muilenburg said – “Our team has made 96 flights totaling over 159 hours of air time with this updated software. We […]
... written on Apr 12 2019Theresa May, arguably one of the most incompetent British leaders the country has ever produced, has been given an additional six months to find the best possible solution to the Brexit deadlock. The new Brexit deadline will be on October 31, after the British Prime Minister begged and requested a further delay to the U.K.’s departure […]
... written on Apr 11 2019Apple may be one of the richest companies on the planet, and US$900,000 is just a drop in the ocean for the iPhone maker, considering it has an eye-popping US$44 billion cash on hand. However, when such a giant is scammed, it’s no longer about money but rather the tarnished reputation. How on earth could […]
... written on Apr 07 2019Very little was known about Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producer. Now, as the organization that produces about 10% of the world’s crude raises cash from the international financial market through bond sales, its financial secrets have slowly emerged. As part of a global roadshow, Aramco is now forced to reveal secrets closely guarded since […]
... written on Apr 02 2019As Boeing struggles with the 737 Max crisis, its rival Airbus has scooped a massive order from China – 290 A320-family jets and 10 A350 wide-body jets. French officials said the mega deal was worth some 30 billion Euros (US$34 billion; £25.7 billion; RM138 billion) at catalogue prices, before significant discounts customers would typically receive […]
... written on Mar 26 2019As pilots of the Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air Flight 610 and the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 struggled to gain control of their planes, little did they realise that their newly acquired planes lacked two essential safety features in their cockpits. Boeing apparently sold their best selling model – 737 Max 8 – without those […]
... written on Mar 22 2019As the U.S. desperately tries to isolate and block its allies from using the Chinese 5G technology, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, has dealt a major blow to the Trump administration. She announced on Tuesday that the biggest economy of the European Union will not bend over to the pressure to […]
... written on Mar 20 2019
