● Software developer, Apttus attracted more money from private investors, while postponing its IPO goal due to the current market uncertainty associated with the US elections. The total amount of attracted investments is 88 million dollars, at the same time, the market value of the company increased to 1,3 billion dollars. Among the new investors, one could see Gulf Islamic Investments – financial service from the United Arab Emirates.
● Nike income, the world's largest manufacturer of sportswear and footwear for 2016 r increased by almost 6% to 1,24 billion $ when compared with 2015 G. where the profit was 1,17 billion $, – reported by foreign media
● Startup Skymind, which actively promotes the use of its unique deep learning software "Deeplearning4j" (a new kind of artificial intelligence) open source, today announced the attraction $3 million. investment.
● Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) He speaks, that she intends to make a decision on the transition to a blockchain settlement system by the end 2017 of the year.
California Treasury Chief John Chian announced the suspension of cooperation with Wells Fargo in the most profitable areas of business for a period of one year due to the scandal
● Fast food chain McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) announced on Thursday that it would increase its quarterly dividend by 6% to 94 cents per share.
● Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) negotiating the purchase of a stake in India's largest electronic trading firm Flipkart.
● New Nordisk A / S (NYSE: NVO) plans to reduce 1000 jobs in response to increased competition in the insulin market, which forces the company to reduce costs.
● Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) announced the receipt in the IV quarter of profit in the amount of $1,12 billion ($1,68 per share) compared to $737 million ($1,15 per share) a year earlier
● PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) announced the receipt in the III quarter of profit in the amount of $1,99 billion ($1,37 per share) compared to $533 million (36 cents per share) a year earlier
● Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) updated the forecast for annual profit. Now the cigarette company plans to earn $4,53-4,58 per share vs. previous forecast in $4,45-4,55.
● Extraction Oil announced the parameters of the upcoming public offering on the stock exchange. The company is ready to offer investors 33,3 mln shares in the price range $15-18 for pike. The company is going to trade on the exchange Nasdaq under the ticker XOG.
● Shares of the technology company The Trade Desk (TTD, NASDAQ) continue to grow after entering the public market
Volkswagen presented a prototype of an electric car, able to travel on one battery charge up to 600 km. Its sales are planned to start in 2020 G
● Commerzbank plans to cut almost 10 000 employees and temporarily cancel dividends as part of the business reorganization
● Although Well Fargo CEO John Stumpf agreed to return $41 million compensation, but this does not guarantee him a future in the bank. His fate will depend on the results of an internal investigation into the scandal around the practice of selling banking products.
● Бывшему портфельному управляющему BlackRock Марку Литтлтону предъявили обвинения в инсайдерской торговле
● Apple entered into a new partnership with Deloitte, to expand your business to work with corporate clients. The company also wants to benefit from the departure of BlackBerry from the smartphone market.
gogo, pioneer in the provision of internet while in flight, plans to speed up the connection.
● Music streaming service Spotify is in talks to buy competitor SoundCloud.
● L'Oreal is developing a new way to combat hair loss. The company develops a bioprinter, who could create hair follicles
● At the world's largest oil company Saudi Aramco, which is preparing for an IPO, there were almost no employees from the West. But for a small group of Americans who worked in it, the company remains a second home., and they value her corporate culture very much
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