Due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula, and with investors refraining from making big bets, trading volumes were muted for many financial market assets.   It is also a holiday-shortened week in much of the West.   Reaching the point where some see...

A study published by the Berlin-based Dalia Research firm on Statista’s says that "Made in Germany" brand exceeds other brands in popularity. The paper’s authors note that many buyers associate this brand with advanced technologies, quality and high standards of safety. To find this out,...

A Pentagon report says that the United States government needs tougher controls to stem the transfer of some of America's most promising technologies because China is investing in Silicon Valley start-ups with military applications at a very rapid rate.   The report contends that China has...

From the world’s fastest internet connection speed, world-beating innovation and Samsung’s smartphones, South Korea is famous as a high-tech powerhouse.   But here is a reality check: the advantage of Korean companies over their Chinese competitors is closing fast – even as presidential...

The coffee company JAB Holding Co. agreed to buy the American network of bakeries Panera Bread Co. for $ 7.5 billion, the companies said in a joint statement. According to analysts, thus JAB plans to become a direct competitor to Starbucks, which previously also expressed interest in buying Panera...

Deutsche Bank, which is going through a capital increase of 8 billion euros ($ 8.5 billion), is not currently pondering mergers, the banks’ executive director John Cryan said. "We have other things to do", Cryan said at a banking conference in Berlin on Thursday. Deutsche Bank and its German...

ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover with conditional approval from E.U. could add to the changing landscape of international agricultural market. China could now “boost its domestic agricultural output” as on Wednesday, the 5th of April 2017, ChemChina has received E.U’s approval for taking over the...

Real estate agency Savills named the world's largest technology centers. The agency evaluated 22 cities in different countries of the world. The rating was compiled on the basis of over 100 parameters - from the number of days needed to start a business to the cost of a cup of coffee. Here are top...

BlackBerry’s quotes jumped almost 15% thanks to the company’s positive financial report. The Canadian vendor's profit once again turned to be higher than Wall Street’s expectations. It seems that BlackBerry has finally found its niche in the modern highly competitive high-tech market. Previously,...