August, 2019

• 28 August

  Time to buy equities approaching: JPMorgan

  

  Bloomberg The stock market is starting to look good again to JPMorgan Chase & Co. After August’s sell-off, the time to buy stocks is approaching, strategists led by Mislav Matejka wrote in a note, saying equities will move higher starting with an up trend in September. Benchmarks including the S&P 500 Index, the Stoxx Europe 600 Index and the MSCI ...

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• 28 August

  Goldman-backed fintech firm buys crosstown rival

  Bloomberg A Berlin-based fintech company backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is acquiring one of its crosstown rivals as it tries to capitalise on the 12 trillion euros pension and retirement savings market in Europe. Raisin, originally a marketplace for bank-savings products, is buying 100% of Fairr’s share capital in exchange for Raisin shares as well as cash. Fairr, co-founded ...

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• 28 August

  Hundreds gather to demand Cathay Pacific rehire fired staff

  

  Bloomberg Hundreds of people gathered in Hong Kong to demand Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd rehire workers who left the troubled carrier after supporting the city’s pro-democracy protests, in a case that has raised fears about dwindling free speech in the former colony. A crowd convened in the city’s Central business district, not far from the headquarters of Swire Group, the ...

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• 28 August

  UK’s Thomas Cook creditors back $1.1b bailout led by Fosun

  

  Bloomberg Debt-laden UK travel giant Thomas Cook Group Plc secured the backing of its lending banks and bondholders for a $1.1 billion bailout led by Chinese investor Fosun Tourism Group. Fosun will provide half of the total in return for control of Cook’s tour-operator arm and a stake in its airline, the London-based holiday firm said. Banks and noteholders will ...

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• 28 August

  American steps up traveller outreach as delays continue

  

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc is stepping up damage-control efforts with customers who have suffered multiple delays or cancellations as flight disruptions linger from a work slowdown by mechanics and bag handlers. Operations have improved each month since June, Kerry Philipovitch, senior vice president-customer experience, said at an aviation conference in Las Vegas. That’s when a federal court issued a ...

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• 28 August

  Uganda Air flight takes off for first time in 20 years

  Bloomberg Uganda Airlines made an inaugural flight to neighbouring Kenya, reviving a national carrier founded by former dictator Idi Amin and liquidated almost two decades ago. The carrier, initially founded in 1976 and wound up in 2001, plans commercial flights to major cities in Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Somalia, Cornwell Muleya, a technical adviser at the carrier, said by ...

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• 28 August

  Papa John’s appoints Arby’s president Rob Lynch as CEO

  

  Bloomberg Struggling pizza maker Papa John’s International Inc appointed Arby’s President Rob Lynch as chief executive officer, naming an outsider as it further breaks from its controversial founder John Schnatter. Lynch, a fast-food industry veteran, will replace Steve Ritchie. It’s the biggest shakeup since activist shareholder Starboard Value set its sights on the pizza company. In a statement, Chairman Jeff ...

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• 27 August

  Oil rises amid mixed signals on US-China trade dispute

  

  Bloomberg Oil rose after four days of losses as President Donald Trump gave mixed signals on resolving the US-China trade dispute. Futures in New York increased as much as 1.7 percent after falling 4.8 percent over the previous four sessions. Trump struck a more conciliatory tone at the Group of Seven meeting in France, praising the willingness of China’s top ...

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• 27 August

  Opec reports 159% output conformity level in July

  VIENNA / WAM The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) announced that countries participating in the ‘Declaration of Cooperation’ between Opec and participating non-Opec oil producing countries achieved an overall conformity level of 159 percent in July 2019. The ‘Declaration of Cooperation, was reached at the joint Opec-non-Opec Ministerial Meeting of December 10, 2016. The July conformity was 22 percent higher ...

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• 27 August

  Chinese steel firm Masteel opens Mideast unit at Jafza

  Dubai / Emirates Business Chinese steel manufacturer Maanshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd (Masteel), has formally established Masteel Middle East FZE in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). Qian Haifan, General Manager of Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd (Masteel), and Ahmad Al Haddad, Chief Operating Officer, Parks and Zones, DP World, UAE Region, jointly inaugurated the facility. Masteel Middle East ...

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