A new North Sea crude marketed by Norway’s Equinor is making inroads into Asia’s top oil importers, with several cargoes set to arrive in China, India and South Korea in the next few months, refining officials and trade sources said.
Archives for November 2019
India property market set for modest lift from government measures: Reuters poll
India’s housing market, burdened with unfinished projects as developers struggle to get cash, is forecast to rebound modestly over the coming year on government plans to unclog the market, a Reuters poll of analysts found.
China revises up nominal 2018 GDP, says won’t impact 2019 growth calculation
China on Friday revised up its nominal 2018 gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.1% to 91.93 trillion yuan ($13.08 trillion), keeping it on track to achieving its goal of doubling the size of its economy by 2020 from 2010.
Japan’s consumer inflation stagnant despite tax hike boost
Japan’s annual core consumer inflation ticked up only marginally in October despite the boost from a sales tax hike during the month, suggesting weak household sentiment is keeping companies from passing on the higher costs.
Azure Backup support for SQL Server 2019 and Restore as files
As SQL Server 2019 continues to push the boundaries of availability, performance, and data intelligence, a centrally managed, enterprise-scale backup solution is imperative to ensure the protection of all that data. This is especially true if you are running the SQL Server in the cloud to leverage the benefits of dynamic scale and don't want […]
Dealing with IT Infrastructure Monitoring Tool Glut
The variety of siloed IT monitoring tools in an enterprise — many of which overlap in terms of functionality — makes the case for consolidation of the tools into a single package.
Apple, Intel file antitrust case against SoftBank-backed firm over patent practices
Apple Inc and Intel Corp on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp-owned Fortress Investment Group, alleging the firm stockpiled patents to hold up technology companies with lawsuits demanding as much as $5.1 billion from Apple.
A U.S.-China ‘Phase One’ trade deal may not be inked this year
Completion of a “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal could slide into next year, trade experts and people close to the White House said, as Beijing presses for more extensive tariff rollbacks, and the Trump administration counters with heightened demands of its own.
A U.S.-China ‘Phase One’ trade deal may not be inked this year
Completion of a “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal could slide into next year, trade experts and people close to the White House said, as Beijing presses for more extensive tariff rollbacks, and the Trump administration counters with heightened demands of its own.
Businesses Aren’t Ready for California’s Data Privacy Act
A year and a half after GDPR, California’s own data privacy act will soon go into effect, but many businesses are unprepared. How can they get there?