Private equity firms Shore Capital Partners and Silver Lake Technology Management have partnered to create an entity that has bought and merged two chains of veterinary clinics.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Nov 19 2024
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SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA’S ECONOMIC STRUGGLE: CHINA’S DOMESTIC ECONOMY PERKED UP IN OCTOBER
In October, China’s retail sales grew by 4.8 percent, their sharpest monthly increase since February, figures reported by the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
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LUXURY COMPANIES MISS FINANCIAL TARGETS
The personal luxury goods industry lost 50 million customers this year, according to a new report by consulting firm Bain & Co. and Italian luxury trade group Altagamma.
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SPOTLIGHT: CONSUMER PRODUCT COMPANIES ARE STILL TAKING A BEATING
BMW, Honda, and Toyota reported sharp drops in third-quarter profits and cited the continuing weakness in China’s passenger vehicle market as the cause.
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PERSONAL BANKRUPTCIES JUMP 15.4 PERCENT IN CANADA THIS YEAR
Through 30 September, 15.4 percent more Canadian households became insolvent this year than last as the country’s cost-of-living crisis continues, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy reported.
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RUSSIA HALTS NATURAL GAS DELIVERIES TO AUSTRIA
Russia has suspended natural gas deliveries to OMV, Austria’s largest public utility.
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IMF MAKES UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO PAKISTAN AMID FISCAL DANGER SIGNS
Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made an unscheduled visit to Pakistan last week to discuss a possible $7-billion bailout amid imminent dangers to the country’s fiscal stability.
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MILLION-BARREL GLOBAL OIL GLUT AHEAD, IEA SAYS
The world will see an oil surplus exceeding one million barrels a day in 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said, even though demand will increase slightly in the new year.
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EUROPE WILL GROW MORE SLOWLY THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT, EC SAYS
The Eurozone’s economy will expand less in 2025 than previously thought, the European Commission (EC) said last week as it trimmed its next year’s growth forecast to 1.3 percent, down from 1.4 percent foreseen in May.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community.