Investing and Global Finance News

Delta Dives into Denim

Isaac Dabah, CEO of Delta Galil,  is “returning to [his] first love” with the company’s purchase of 7 For All Mankind, Ella Moss and Splendid from US firm VF Corporation. The transaction – costing Dabah’s firm $120 million – is said to be Delta Galil’s “largest-ever acquisition.”  It is expected that this enterprise will boost… Continue Reading

Mortgage Rates Lowest Since May 2013

The mix of global-market uncertainty and the decision by the Federal Reserve to restrain interest rates has contributed to mortgage rates’ record low levels since May 2013. Today, according to a survey done by Freddie Mac, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have sunk to 3.54 percent. The rate for 15-year mortgages is now 2.81 percent. In November… Continue Reading

HP Enterprise Spinning Off Business Services Division to Computer Sciences Corp

As Hewlett Packard Enterprise continues to re-structure its operations to state competitive in the world of high-tech, it has decided to sell off its business services division to its competitor Computer Sciences Corp. HP Enterprise will earn about $8.5 billion for its shareholders from the deal. The unloading of the business division will allow HP… Continue Reading

Retail Sales Up in April in the US

  Good news for the economy: The overall sales rate grew fastest since March 2015, showing a gain of 1.3 percent this month compared to last month. Car sales also improved, surging by 3.2 percent; an excellent performance coming off of last month’s drop of 3.2 percent. Total retail sales in March were even better… Continue Reading