Bill to separate traditional and investment banking to be reintroduced

US senators have announced a plan to reintroduce Glass-Steagall Act. U. S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, reported she and a team of lawmakers are introducing a bill geared at a revived Glass-Steagall Act.


Mexico’s dominant brewers warned against duopoly

Two of Mexico's brewers gets a warning against a possible duopoly. Mexico's Federal Competition Commission issued a warning to two of its biggest brewers to open up the market to other competitors or face heavy penalties.

Storage and memory solutions company opens R&D facility in Taiwan

SMART Modular Technologies open research and development facility in Taiwan. SMART Modular Technologies Inc. today announced that it has opened its first facility in Taiwan.

FreedomPop raises additional US $5 million

Internet provider, FreedomPop, gets additional US $5 million funding bringing its total to US $16 million.


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Doric Assets speeds up the acquisition of A380 jets to cater to the needs of its clients. Demand for more A380 airbuses from commercial carriers prompted Doric Assets Finance Ltd.
Myanmar government figures and US companies met to discuss future investment endeavors. In a meeting between representatives of American companies and Myanmar government officials, the lack of investments from the United States was highlighted and discussed.
Angel investors are saving the upstarts in the UK, according to a Deloitte poll. Recent studies show that a new breed of 'super angel investors' are driving the United Kingdom's economic growth by filling the void left by the absence of traditional venture funds for upstart firms.
Enstar Grouped acquired Torus Insurance in a US$692 million agreement. Enstar Group announced today that it acquired Torus Insurance for US$692 million.
Russia announced that it would lift its oil exports in Asia and consequently decrease the distribution for Europe.
Pfizer invests in two plants in Ireland. A company restructuring in Pfizer's two plants went underway as the pharmaceutical giant announced that a US$130 million investment is heading their way.
Belarus' National Agency for Investment and Privatization discussed with nine associations the way to attract more foreign direct investments.
According to Alstom's estimates, by 2020, the grid businesses would spend US$64.3 billion for new equipment.