In a statement Apple Inc said, Wistron Corp, one of its suppliers, will restart its operations at its southern Indian factory, which was shutdown late last year. Apple uses Wistron to assemble its second-generation iPhone SEs in the plant; it… Read More ›
Month: February 2021
PepsiCo rebrands ‘Aunt Jemima’ pancakes, syrup as Pearl Milling Company
In a statement PepsiCo Inc said, its pancake mix and syrup products will henceforth be sold under the “Pearl Milling Company” name; the development comes in the wake of the company dropping its “Aunt Jemima” brand logo in 2020 due… Read More ›
SoftBank Group Corp’s shares soar above 10,000 yen, hits two decade high
On Tuesday, shares of SoftBank Group Corp soared above 10,000 yen apiece hitting its two-decade highs. The development comes a day after the group’s Vision Fund unit reported record profits as portfolio company listings accelerate. As of 0055 GMT, shares… Read More ›
Reddit’s valuation more than doubles to $6 billion after new funding round
Reddit Inc’s valuation has more than doubled to $6 billion after it raised more than $250 million in a new round of funding. It has been at the core of the recent social media-driven retail trading frenzy. In a statement,… Read More ›
US Airlines Have Large Cash Stocks Despite Huge Losses
Despite making a combined $32 billion loss excluding special items, the airline industry of the United States stull ended 2020 with a lot of cash at hand. At the end of 2020, there was $31.5 billion in cash on their… Read More ›
With Carmakers Struggling With Shortage, Auto Chip Production Ramped Up By TSMC
Amid a global shortage of chip, one of the market leaders of the industry the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) has said that it is “expediting” auto-related products through its wafer fabs while also reallocating wafer capacity. The worst… Read More ›
Porsche AG setting up assembly plant in Malaysia
According to a report from The Edge Weekly, German sports car maker Porsche AG is setting up an assembly plant in Malaysia under a partnership with Sime Darby Bhd’s automotive business. The report citing sources said, the luxury car maker… Read More ›
Japan’s Financial Services Agency conducting survey on regional economies to gauge impact of new curbs
According to four sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Japan’s banking regulator is conducting a survey on regional lenders to gauge how new curbs imposed earlier this year in January to help mitigate the effects of the… Read More ›
Blackstone commits $150 million in seed funding to new hedge fund ApaH Capital Management
According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Blackstone Group is committing $150 million in start-up capital to a hedge fund that is run by a former senior executive at Lone Star Funds. According to one of the… Read More ›
Record High Of $1,700 For Ether, The Second-Largest Cryptocurrency Of The World
With the virtual currency bitcoin rising to historic high, other crypto currencies too gained on its back. During the weekend, the value of the crypto currency ether touched a new all-time high as it went past the $1,700 mark for… Read More ›