Business
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Alphabet Inc’s CapitalG disclosed an investment in Snapchat
Nov 5, 2016News Hour: Alphabet Inc’s venture capital arm CapitalG, earlier known as Google Capital, disclosed an investment in Snapchat by adding the social networking firm’s logo to a page on its investment portfolio website. CapitalG has not... -
10 global oil and gas companies to invest $1 billion in low-carbon-emission technologies to help combat climate change
Nov 5, 2016News Hour: Ten global oil and gas companies on Friday announced they will invest $1 billion (900 million euros) in low-carbon-emission technologies to help combat climate change. BG Group, BP, Eni, Pemex, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Reliance... -
JCI Bangladesh received 100% Efficiency Award
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh has been awarded the 100% Efficiency Award on Nov. 01, 2016 during the 2016 JCI World Congress in Quebec, Canada. JCI Bangladesh President, Mr. Shakawat Hossain Mamun received the... -
Facebook shares tumbled after the huge social network delivered blockbuster earnings report
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Facebook shares tumbled on Thursday after the huge social network delivered a blockbuster earnings report but warned that its stunning growth pace was set to slow. At the close of trade, Facebook shares slid... -
Wall Street stocks fell for the eighth straight session on US election jitters
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Wall Street stocks fell for the eighth straight session on Thursday on US election jitters, while the pound rallied after a British court ruling threw the government’s Brexit plan into doubt. US stocks continued... -
Broadcom to acquire Brocade for $5.5 billion
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd said on Wednesday it would buy network gear maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc for $5.5 billion to expand its fiber channel and data storage businesses, the latest in a flurry of... -
Valeant in talks to sell Salix stomach-drug unit in $10 billion deal
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said on Tuesday it is in talks with third parties to sell its Salix stomach-drug business and other assets. The drugmaker did not name the potential buyers it was... -
Honda Aircraft Company expands HondaJet sales to Middle Americas
Nov 1, 2016News Hour: Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has expanded sales of the HondaJet to Middle Americas with the appointment of SYI Aviation, based in Panama City, Panama as the newest HondaJet dealer. SYI Aviation will... -
LUKOIL starts commercial production at Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea
Nov 1, 2016News Hour: Commercial production at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea was launched yesterday by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The V. Filanovsky field, discovered by LUKOIL in 2005, is Russia’s... -
Factory activity in China expanded at fastest pace in more than two years
Nov 1, 2016News Hour: Factory activity in China expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years last month, official and private measures both showed on Tuesday, boding well for the world’s second-largest economy. Investors closely watch...
