BlackRock becomes a power player in global shipping—with help from Trump
Trump hailed BlackRock’s deal as the beginning of America’s effort to take back the Panama Canal.
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Panama May Need a New Trump Strategy
The country’s accommodating stance so far hasn’t stopped the U.S. president from demanding the return of the canal.
Weil, Paul Hastings Engaged on $22.8 CK Hutchison Ports Sale to BlackRock Consortium
The deal has been tarred by the political brush as U.S. President Trump previously vowed to seize control of the Panama Canal ...
BlackRock’s Fink: World Economy ‘Is Going to Be Fine’
Larry Fink thinks the global economy will be just fine. Speaking at a conference in Houston Tuesday, the BlackRock CEO said long-term optimism underpinned his decision to acquire more than 40 ports in ...
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Chamber chief queries if DevCO sale to follow port and harbour exits
# Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president has questioned whether Hutchison Whampoa’s imminent exit from its port and harbour assets will also spark the sale of its Bahamian real estate holdings.
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Panama Canal weighs pipeline to move gas, with eye on Asian clients
The Panama Canal is exploring the construction of a pipeline to move liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across the trade passage, ...
China’s shipbuilding dominance poses economic and national security risks for the US, a report says
China has grown to be dominant in shipbuilding, posing serious economic and national security challenges for U.S. and its ...
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Uncertainty could weigh on US markets, Asia in near term, say analysts, amid global market sell-off
SINGAPORE] Analysts on Tuesday (March 11) said uncertainty could weigh on US shares in the near term given the impact of ...