US Consumer Confidence Up Higher In September Than Expected
Consumer confidence in September was at it’s highest since January. US consumer confidence surprisingly grew in September with many Americans feeling positive about current economic conditions despite recent More...
Brazil’s Recession Could Be Worse Than Previously Expected
Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president has been struggling to maintain power over the country after a vast corruption scandal. New lows have been reached for Brazil’s currency, the real, it was revealed on Thursday More...
Groupon Leaves 7 Emerging Markets And Cuts 1,100 Jobs
Last month Groupon closed offices in Greece and Turkey. Groupon, the deal offering application is making 1,100 people redundant, roughly 10% of its workforce as it shuts down operations in seven countries. The company’s More...
BlaBlaCar Joins European Billionaire Startup Club
Left to right, Frédéric Mazzella, CEO, Francis Nappez, CTO, Nicolas Brusson, COO. Paris based ride-sharing firm BlaBlaCar has just closed a new round of venture-capital funding valuing the company at $1.5 billion. The More...
Saudi Arabia Says It Has Taken In 2.5 Million Syrians
Saudi Arabia highlighted that it has contributed $700 million to support refugees. Saudi Arabia has defended its stance on Syrian refugees and said it has taken in around 2.5 million Syrians on religious and humanitarian More...
Quiksilver Files For US Brankruptcy Whilst Billabong Stakeholder Swoops
The company in June blamed performance in US markets on “poor deliveries and an evolving distribution channel strategy”. poor deliveries and an evolving distribution channel strategy. Quicksilver, the More...