Highlights: December 9 - December 14, 2019
Christian Fernsby ▼ | December 16, 2019
The most interesting business stories that marked last business week.Article continues below
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A series of atmospheric rivers are forecast to produce heavy rainfall in the Pacific Northwest into the upcoming week while heavy snow continues in the Northern Rockies through Sunday.
Latest Hikers missing after Indonesian volcano erupts
Spain arrests fugitive wanted by U.S. for crime of fraud
50 oil and gas companies pledge to cut emissions, pollution in Dubai as climate talks underway
Tanzania's mega hydropower project gets connected to national grid
9 dead after armed men raid Peru's Poderosa mine
Small tsunamis reach areas along Japan's Pacific coast
Snow paralyses Europe and U.S. as winter takes first victim in UK
Philippines earthquake leaves 1 dead
U.S.: Winter storm impacting portions of west
U.S. oil rig count climbs by 5 to 505
Over 2,300 trucks waiting to cross into EU from Belarus, line keeps growing
New report highlights promise of Lithium Valley in California
Greece’s new FSRU to receive first LNG cargo in January
Cayman Islands to build new submarine cable
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Greece cut coal use by over 80%
Sourth Dakota Governor Noem supports Congressman Gallagher's bill protecting U.S. farmland from China
Slovakia to extend grain embargo, expand list of banned agricultural products from Ukraine
Brazil to join OPEC+ in 2024
Zimbabwe mulls wealth tax targeting rich
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ManiKHeir will create 135 jobs in London, Ontario
Saudi PIF, Patria seal $1.2bn infrastructure project in Brazil
SEAT expands solar energy capacity
SpaceX launches South Korean spy satellite from California
Emmi opens new cheese conversion facility in U.S.
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals appoints Camille L. Bedrosian as chief medical officer
Federal Signal Corporation appoints Katrina L. Helmkamp to board
First Resource Bancorp appoints Kristen Fries as CFO
Network International appoints Mpho Sadiki as group managing director, merchant solutions for Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies: Oswald Jumira new CEO of Liquid C2 business unit
Canadian GDP declines in Q3
Finland's economy contracts in Q3
Italy's annual inflation rate lowest in 32 months
Fitch upgrades Pennsylvania’s credit rating from ‘AA-’ to ‘AA
U.S. weekly jobless claims inch up to 218,000
American Outdoor Brands Q2 sales $57.9 million
Marvell Technology Q3 revenue $1.419 billion
BMO Financial Q4 income $1,617 million
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store profit $5.46 million
Kroger Q3 earnings to $646 million
Niger set to monetize massive gas reserves through Saharan natural gas pipeline
Putting the brakes on EV folly that choked the market
Oil discovery in Kavango Basin may mean huge benefits for Namibians
Cape Town and Dubai battle over Africa's energy future
Is America going to lose its superpower status?
Commission approves €500 million French State aid scheme to support investments in agriculture
Georgia refused entry to 21.5 tons of Belarusian potatoes
Value of cereal production in EU €64.4 billion, milk value €58.0 billion
Rosselkhoznadzor begins inspections of Brazilian poultry meat producers
Kazakhstan will supply peaches, cherries, and plums to China
Study suggests corporate culture thwarts efforts to hire innovative candidates
Workplace wellness policies could soften effects of workaholism
Customers willing to wait longer for delivery when they shop in store showroom
Internal crowdfunding fosters innovation and engages employees
Employee owned businesses deliver an 8 to 12% productivity boost
Commission fines Rabobank €26.6 million over Euro-denominated bonds trading cartel
Shell Energy fined £1.4m by Ofcom for consumer protection breaches
Italy's antitrust agency fines energy companies for aggressive billing
New Jersey duo defrauded investors and mortgage lenders through $2.5 million investment scam
SEC charges Royal Bank of Canada with internal accounting controls violations
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Mushrooms of all kinds will be featured at Autumn Bio Festival in Portugal
Festive winter fun in and around Hannover
Premier Australian motoring event returns this weekend
Yummy cake and bake show in London with great prizes
Tuileries Garden Christmas, magic of Christmas in Paris
Chinese HiPhi revealed electric sedan, too bad it can't be trusted
New 2025 Ram 1500, Hurricane 3L and 420 horsepower
Gulfstream G700 business jet to fly 14,353 kilometers
Beneteau First, slender mainsail and generously sized foresails
Porsche launches speedboat with 400 kW
Filippo Loreti, premium Italian timepieces for adventurous gentlemen
Creative furniture that redefines the meaning of sofa
Perfect ovens for perfect pizza at home
Designer radiators, focal point that heats your room
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Focal Shape 65 monitor, loudspeakers for home or professional studio
NAD C 268 stereo power amplifier, multipurpose workhorse
DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/Reference, €90,000 for ultimate sound
Motorola razr, foldable phone that allows you to live your real life
Governor Moore announces expanded access to contraceptive care across Maryland
California Governor Newsom announces new legislation to prevent illicit use and trafficking of xylazine
Argentina records hundreds of Trichinella cases
Loss of auditory nerve fibers uncovered in individuals with tinnitus
Netherlands sees alarming surge in pneumonia among children, China disinfecting schools
Earth experiences second geomagnetic storm in six days
Europe is working on multi purpose habitat for moon
Artificial intelligence used to detect plastic waste at sea
Astronomers spot giant stream of stars between galaxies
Six exoplanets discovered in synchronised dance
Sanofi and Synthorx entered into a definitive agreement under which Sanofi will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Synthorx for $68 per share in cash, which represents an aggregate equity value of approximately $2.5 billion on a fully diluted basis....
Ireland's Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross announced a new EUR 1 billion 5 year investment programme in Ireland's rail infrastructure....
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with Pakistan for a loan worth $1.3 billion....
Thor Industries announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 ended October 31, 2019....
U.S. employers expect the hiring pace to remain steady in Q1 2020 though regional and industry forecasts are mixed, according to the ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) Employment Outlook Survey....
China's consumer price inflation accelerated to the highest since early 2012 in November as disruption to pork supply pushed up food inflation, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday....
A report published by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that crude oil and refined products worth $41.9 billion have been stolen in Nigeria since 2009....
LightInTheBox Holding announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019....
Nestle announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its U.S. ice cream business to Froneri, an ice cream-focused joint venture Nestle created in 2016 with PAI Partners, for a transaction value of USD 4 billion....
Acorn International announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019....
The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed two major agreements for promoting renewable energy in Spain....
Delivery Hero signed agreements with Woowa Brothers to buy it for $4.0 billion....
Egypt remains the third biggest market for Brazilian beef, although sales slowed down somewhat in the last few months, partly due to the fact that some meat packers got the green light to export to China, said Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (Abiec) chairman Antonio Camardelli during a press conference this Tuesday (10)....
The Kroger Co. and Walgreens have formed a new group purchasing organization (GPO) aimed at delivering purchasing efficiencies, lower costs and combined resources to help drive further innovation....
The UK's A14 bypass section has opened to traffic, around 12 months ahead of schedule.... â–