September, 2018

• 10 September

  Amazon, Flipkart’s India e-comm boom receives airline’s vote

  

  Bloomberg India’s booming e-commerce industry just got an ally: the first cargo service by a commercial airline. SpiceJet Ltd. is starting a dedicated freighter business to ship goods from consumer electronics to apparel and fresh farm produce as an increasing number of online shoppers visiting Amazon.com Inc. to Flipkart Online Services Pvt. demand same- or next-day deliveries. The carrier will …

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• 10 September

  Airport 3D X-rays success lets TSA expand pilot programme

  

  Bloomberg The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is so pleased with a program to test three-dimension X-ray technology for carry-on bag screening at airports that it’s increasing plans to buy the new technology starting next year, the agency chief told Congress. TSA is testing computed tomography X-rays, which shoot hundreds of images of a bag from different angles, at 13 airports …

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• 10 September

  Primark owner’s shares fall as hot summer hits apparel sales

  

  Bloomberg Shares of Associated British Foods Plc, owner of the Primark clothing chain, fell after the company predicted a decline in comparable sales at the retailer. Primark’s like-for-like sales will decline by 2 percent this year, the company said on Monday, citing Europe’s unusually hot summer weather. The apparel stores are expected to post gains overall, but that’s only because …

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• 9 September

  Dubai hosts Bangladesh Economic Forum

  Dubai / WAM Muhammad Imran, Bangladesh Ambassador to the UAE, said, “We have witnessed a growing interest among both Emirati businesses to invest in Bangladesh while a large number of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs are also setting up companies in the UAE, therefore strengthening the two-way economic ties between the two countries.” “Our government has announced the establishment of 100 economic zones, …

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• 9 September

  Trump threatens China with tax on ‘all imports’

  

  Bloomberg China’s chances of escaping the trade conflict with the US with only minor damage to its economy just got slimmer. The US President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to impose higher tariffs on nation’s goods, saying he’s ready to tax all imports ‘at short notice.’ While economists see immediate impact of trade tension as limited, the effect …

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• 9 September

  S&P momentum breaks as tech, trade war bite

  

  Bloomberg Returning from vacation is a drag — in life, in stocks. True to form, September started with the worst S&P 500 retreat since June. Anyone hoping last month’s momentum would persist was disappointed. After hitting a record on August 29, the index has fallen on five of six days, with the twin tech pillars of semiconductors and the FAANGs …

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• 9 September

  Yuan outperforms peers as China deters bears before tariffs

  

  Bloomberg China’s currency outperformed its Asian emerging market peers this week, as state-owned banks were said to have squeezed short sellers last week before a potential wave of new US tariffs. After five months of declines, the offshore yuan was poised to become the strongest emerging market Asian currency in the first week of September. State-owned banks bought yuan forward …

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• 9 September

  ONGC $1.6bn stake sale to face subsidy hurdle

  

  Bloomberg India’s efforts to sell a $1.6 billion stake in Oil & Natural Gas Corp. has run into concerns that government policies on fuel pricing would weigh on the state-run explorer’s share price, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Investors and fund managers that met with Indian government officials during a US roadshow last month voiced concern that …

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• 9 September

  Duke Energy gives up on new nuclear

  

  Bloomberg Duke Energy Corp., one of the largest US utility owners, is giving up on building new nuclear plants. For the first time since 2005, the company didn’t include the prospect of adding more reactors to its fleet in long-term plans filed with state regulators. The move comes about a year after Duke cancelled plans to build a nuclear plant …

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• 9 September

  Equatorial Guinea may end oil-service contract

  Bloomberg Equatorial Guinea may exclude oil-service companies TechnipFMC Plc, Subsea 7 SA and Schlumberger Ltd. from the country because they aren’t complying with local-content rules over training and jobs, said a government official. Major oil companies could be asked by the end of September to cancel their contracts with those service providers and issue new tenders, the official said, asking …

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