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U.S. President Donald Trump becomes the third president in history to be impeached by the House. The announcement came on Wednesday, December 18, when the Democrats voted for two articles – obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.This historic vote comes after the House Democrats conducted an inquiry into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. The impeachment process isn’t over yet though. The proceedings now move to the Senate for the next trial. Thus, the Senate holds the final decision if it...

Automaker giant Tesla Inc. announced a price decrease for its Model 3 sedans that are built in China by 20% or more next year. Sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg that Tesla hopes this move will attract new (and old) customers.However, it is not easy to just cut costs. Still, Tesla has an idea. It will try to bring it down by using more locally produced parts, allowing it to import fewer components and avoid tariffs in that way.New, lower prices might start at 355,800 yuan...

Volvo Group after negotiations has decided to sell its Japanese trucking unit UD Trucks for the total sum of 250 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to Isuzu Motors Ltd. Sources indicate that the deal was consummated after a series of talks that saw the current transaction structure emerge. The two rival global automakers will also move ahead as allies rather than as rivals in what seems as a consolidation of their positions for mutual benefit.Based in Saitama, Japan, UD Trucks was sold to Volvo after...

Adyen, an outstanding payment company that allows businesses to accept e-commerce, mobile, and point-of-sale payments, has partnered with the global fast-food chain McDonald’s. Within Adyen’s deal with McDonald’s, the latter will use the Adyen platform to receive and process payments made in McDonald’s mobile app.As Bloomberg has reported, in the future, this option will be available globally. The UK will be the first country with this initiative implemented in the first quarter of...

In what has been seen by many as a travesty of sorts, major cryptocurrency equipment manufacturer Canaan Creative has seen its stock decline sharply in the past 17 out of 21 trading sessions. Sources indicate that Canaan’s stock hasn’t fared well as many would have hoped. Just to remind you, the company at its IPO was valued at $1.3 billion. The company’s stock has lost about 35% of its value this week. Since the late November shares have tumbled indicating that the company wasn’t as valuable...

2019 has been a very interesting year for the stock market. While it has had its ups and downs as should be normally expected, it’s performed quite impressively regardless of certain issues. One of the most popular issues that have affected the stock market and the economy at large is the trade war between the U.S. and China that has been going on for a while now. Both countries have repeatedly slammed each other with tariffs that have had significant effects on both economies. However, both...

Uber is reportedly very close to selling off its Uber Eats food delivery business in India. According to a TechCrunch report citing three people familiar with the matter, Uber is at the final stages of negotiations with Indian rival company, Zomato. If negotiations are successful, Zomato will take it over.Valued at more than $2 billion, Zomato is easily one of the largest food delivery businesses in India and hasn’t made it very easy for Uber Eats since the latter launched in May 2017. The...

U.S. markets seem to have responded positively to the recent first phase of the trade deal that has partially solved the current impasse between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Sources indicate that yesterday’s gains were the fourth straight day that the United States markets were in the green. According to reports, the S&P 500 gained 0.7% to end the day at 3,191.45 while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.9% to 8,814.23 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) went...

On December 16, Intel announced that it had acquired Habana Labs in a clear indication that it aims to venture deep into the AI chip market. Habana is an Israel-based developer of programmable AI and machine learning accelerators that are used for cloud datacenters. Analysts estimate that this deal is worth about $2 billion.Intel further stated that it will enhance its AI strategy as Habana starts sampling its proprietary silicon to customers. Last November, Habana raised $75 million in...

Top investment strategist Jeff Saut has a crystal ball to predict the future as regards where the U.S. markets are headed. Sources indicate that in spite of the new highs that stocks have been reached in the past few years, many investors are still overly cautious. They are afraid that the “ball will drop” and that markets will reverse course in a new global financial crisis reaching levels that occurred only just a decade ago when the United States Sub-Prime Mortgage markets went bust.Jeff...