Marriott and Starwood are agreeing on a new deal that would total in $13.6 billion for a merger of the two groups. The merger would form the world’s largest hotel operator with 30 brands and more than 5,500 hotels worldwide.
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Supreme Court Dumps Puerto Rico's Seek of Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
Puerto Rico is struggling with a $72 billion debt and is seeking for a Chapter 9 bankruptcy. It is unclear why the said country is excluded and will not be able to take advantage of it to protect it from creditors and restructure its debts. Only Congress can make a bankruptcy law.
Bayer Shares was Lifted as Monsanto's Interest in Crop Science Business
Shares of the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant increased by 5% in Monday trading. Monsanto's interest to acquire its crop science business triggered the surge.
KBW Suggested to Break Citigroup to Increase Shareholders' Value
The analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods believed the breakup would increase shareholders value by 57%. However, Citigroup has asked its shareholders to vote against the too-big-to-fail proposal.
US existing home sales decline by 7.1% in February
Sales of existing homes declined in February, reflecting poor demand in housing sector amid higher prices and weak inventory.
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CarDekho.com and CarBay.com's parent company Girnar Software has received a late-stage funding round led by Google Capital. The new fund will be allocated to further improve the company's car portals' technology as well as expanding services.
Fantasy sport games FanDuel and Draft Kings will stop their paid contests in New York. The companies will wait for regulation to legalize their operation.
The Chinese central bank governor has warned over rising debt levels. To tackle the abnormal situation, the central bank feels necessity for promulgation of regulation guarding excessive leverage in foreign currencies. Meanwhile, the Chinese government vows to respond according to the call of time.
Not long after Bumble Bee tuna announced a total recall on its product, Chicken of the Sea tuna followed the same revelation.This is due to the discovered deviation on the sterilization process on the same facility that packaged the Bumble Bee tuna. The malfunction in the processing equipment might have uncooked or undercooked the tuna that could lead to spoilage causing contamination and life-threatening diseases when consumed.
Duke Energy will buy biogas produced from swine and poultry wastes. The biogas will then be converted to electricity that could power up about 10,000 homes yearly. Duke Energy works with Carbon Cycle Energy to make the project successful.
Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil major Aramco will takeover Port Arthur Texas refinery in the US. Saudi Arabia will refine its oil shipped from Middle East at Port Arthur refinery and also sell it in the huge North American market.
Even if Huawei already has a foothold in Cuba, Google will still provide internet access and WiFi. This is according to the U.S. president during his historic visit to Cuba. Competition will drive faster and more reliable internet service to the island nation.
IHS and Markit, two of the information titans announced of their merger with a $13 billion deal. Once the deal is closed, it will be renamed IHS Markit with a "definitive agreement" for "an all share of equals".
Airlines are now retiring from hedges after being hurt by low fuel prices. The 58% drop in crude prices since the middle of 2014 has pushed hedge market into a draconic loss, leading airlines to shy away from hedges
