The SCMP Group finally closed the deal with Alibaba at a whopping US$262 million approximately. After many rounds of rumors, the Chinese company has announced that Alibaba has agreed to venture into the news business acquiring The South China Morning Post. This Hongkong based newspaper and the other assets of the SCMP Group including the Elle and Esquire sister concern publications and websites will cost Alibaba a big sum of more than $2 million.
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West Coast mayors will form consortium to build highway for electric vehicles
The mayors of five U.S. West Coast cities met in Portland for a two-day summit last week to deliver ideas to reduce carbon emissions on a regional level. The meeting was held as the world leaders met in the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (CPO21) in Paris to discuss carbon reductions on a global scale.
Wealthy Chinese men are getting rid of their yuan despite IMF's endorsement
Despite the International Monetary Fund recent inclusion of the yuan or Renminbi in their basket, rich Chinese men are selling their money for other currencies, because they know that China's economy continues to slow down.
On-demand parking service Luxe offers subcription options
A valet parking service app startup Luxe has launched a subscription service program for all its users. The company is now offering the choice of three monthly subscription plans as well as the car care program while the users' vehicle is in the custody of a Luxe attendant.
Cotton piles up at warehouses globally
The world stockpiles of cotton are piling up giving less scope for investors on price rise. Cotton prices witnessed first weekly drop since November.
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First introduced by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the ban on government investment on wind power was lifted as part of Malcolm Turnbull's innovation agenda. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is now able, due to Environmental Minister Greg Hunt's new orders, to spend the $10 billion on new wind power projects.
The 73rd Golden Globe Award nominations have been announced this year and there's a distinct source where a majority of the nominees are from. It looks like Americans are starting to get their entertainment from on-demand viewing channels instead of traditional broadcast or pay-TV.
CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves announced Tuesday that Apple has hit the pause button in its TV subscription plans. According to Talking New Media, this is a sign that coordinating with broadcasting firms to develop a system for their business plans is harder than what was initially expected.
After struggling a bitter civil war for four years, Syria's government imposes tax on shawarma, restaurants, and other businesses in everyday life as new revenue source.
The Colombian Central Bank is heading towards a hike in interest rate. The Colombian government is keen on checking inflation rise and control the current account deficit.
US Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz harvests data called "psychographic profiles" from tens of millions of US citizens in Facebook. According to The Guardian Ted Cruz's campaign collected these data without the permission of the Facebook users.
The new financiers are all set to invest a good amount of money into futuristic campaigns. They wish to bring in a much-needed transformation to the numerous U.S. companies that have created a solid niche in the past few years by producing high returns.
After crumbling down a year ago for suffering massive losses, Bloom Lake iron ore mine in Quebec finally has a buyer. The losses Bloom Lake incurred shows how the commodity meltdown has adversely affected the metals industry.
The US Congress is pushing a tax break for oil refiners as a compromise to finally allow unrestricted crude-oil exports. According to The Wall Street Journal, the bill could potentially end the long-time ban on U.S. oil exports, which has been around for forty years.
