November, 2017

• 11 November

  Mubadala to mark 10th anniversary in aerospace industry

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The 2017 edition of the Dubai Airshow will mark Mubadala Investment Company’s 10th anniversary in the aerospace industry, following a decade of strategic investment that has accelerated the growth of a flourishing, leading-edge aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi anchored by homegrown success stories such as Strata Manufacturing (Strata). Over the past 10 years, Mubadala’s aerospace ...

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• 11 November

  Crude rebound an ‘ill-timed threat’ for Modi as polls near

  

  Bloomberg Narendra Modi’s first term as leader of the world’s fastest-growing oil market coincided with the biggest price crash in a generation. Crude’s rebound into a bull market is set to test the Indian Prime Minister as he gears up for re-election in 2019. While low prices helped shrink deficits as Modi cut subsidies after taking the reins of Asia’s ...

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• 11 November

  Rio Tinto Group eyes total exit from coal

  

  Bloomberg Just five years ago it would have been almost unthinkable that one of the world’s biggest mining companies would not dig any coal. It’s now likely to become a reality. Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest miner, has been steadily backtracking from coal to focus on better assets. It’s now looking for buyers for its remaining coal mines in ...

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• 11 November

  Vestas plunges to 6-year low on tight competition

  

  Bloomberg The competitiveness of wind energy is taking a toll on profits, according to Vestas Wind Systems A/S, whose share price took the biggest hit in six years after missing analysts’ estimates. Vestas shares sank as much as 21 percent to 416.60 krone in Copenhagen. More than 5 million shares changed hands so far today, about five times more than ...

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• 11 November

  As rooftop-solar growth ebbs, installers chase profitability

  

  Bloomberg There’s long been a Catch-22 about residential solar: despite staggering market demand, it’s been hard to make money doing it. Until now. Sunrun Inc. said that it’s cash-flow positive. And Blackstone Group LP-backed Vivint Solar Inc. expects to hit that mark next year. Rooftop solar installers have chased growth in recent years, investing revenue into marketing and installations. The ...

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• 11 November

  Venezuelan oil output heads to 29-year low as cash crunch grows

  

  Bloomberg Venezuela is set to pump the least oil in almost three decades, just when it needs petrodollars the most. Output is expected to slump to 1.84 million barrels a day next year, the lowest compared with official government data since 1989, according to a survey with four analysts compiled by Bloomberg. Rig counts hit a 14-year low in October, ...

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• 11 November

  Alibaba Group ‘Singles’ Day’ breaks all-time sales record

  

  Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Singles’ Day shopping bonanza broke last year’s all-time high of 120.7 billion yuan ($18.2 billion) by 1:09 pm in Beijing, with about 11 hours still to go before the final bell. The annual frenzy had already hit $8.6 billion in sales in the first hour after starting at midnight, and by 8 am some 82 ...

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• 11 November

  CVC-backed retailer prepares $300mn IPO

  Bloomberg MAP Active, the Indonesian sporting goods retailer backed by CVC Capital Partners, is planning a domestic initial public offering that could raise about $300 million, people with knowledge of the matter said. The company, which is a unit of Jakarta-listed PT Mitra Adiperkasa, aims to sell shares as soon as next year, according to the people. It has invited ...

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• 11 November

  India’s M&M may sell vehicles of SsangYong Motor in US

  

  Bloomberg Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. is considering introducing vehicles made by its South Korean subsidiary in the US, according to Managing Director Pawan Goenka. Mahindra hasn’t yet decided which SsangYong Motor Co. models it will sell in the US, Goenka said in an interview in Mumbai. The automaker is waiting for the board of its South Korean unit to approve ...

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• 11 November

  China fintech IPO fever wanes as regulators weigh crackdown

  

  Bloomberg The euphoria around Chinese fintech listings may be starting to wane. Online lender PPDAI Group Inc. raised $221 million after pricing its US initial public offering below the bottom end of a marketed range. The stock climbed 1.2 percent to $13.15 as of 12:52 pm in New York. Rival Qudian Inc. fell below its offer price the week after ...

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