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Stellantis NV pauses plan to launch Peugeot in US market
In a statement, Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest carmaker said, it has shelved a plan to launch the Peugeot brand in the United States. Instead it will focus on high-margin Jeeps, RAM pickup trucks, Fiat Chrysler’s (FCA) other brands including Chrysler,… Read More ›
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Guests arrive at Singapore’s world’s first travel bubble business hotel
In a significant development, Singapore has launched a travel “bubble” business hotel, in one of the world’s first such facilities, that enable executives to conduct face-to-face meetings without exposing themselves to potential coronavirus-induced COVID-19 infection. The bubble hotel has meeting… Read More ›
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Rolls Royce pauses Bergen Engines sale to Russia’s TMH Group controlled company
In a statement British engine maker Rolls-Royce said, it had paused the planned sale of its Bergen Engines to a company controlled by Russia’s TMH Group after an intervention by Norway. Norway’s NSM security agency is assessing the $178 million… Read More ›
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U.S. revokes sanction waiver against Israeli mining company Gertler
In a significant development, the United States revoked a sanctions waiver to Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler, which was issued during the last days of the Trump Administration. In a statement, the Treasury Department said, exempting Gertler from sanctions was… Read More ›
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Group of 90 investors seek $1.2 billion in damages from Vivendi
On Tuesday, a group of investors are set to ask a French court to back its $1.2 billion (1 billion euros) claim in damages from Vivendi, alleging that the media giant made false financial statements during a merger deal twenty… Read More ›
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GE nears $30 billion-plus deal to combine aircraft-leasing business with Ireland’s AerCap Holdings NV
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, General Electric Co is closing in on a $30 billion-plus deal to combine its aircraft-leasing business with Ireland’s AerCap Holdings NV, reported the Wall Street Journal. While details of the manner… Read More ›
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Brent crude futures breaches $70, first since COVID-19 pandemic
On Monday, for the first time since the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic began, brent crude futures breached the $70 threshold for the first time, while U.S. crude touched its more than two years high. The development comes in the wake of… Read More ›
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U.S.-UK agree to suspend punitive tariffs on scotch whiskey as first step for finding solution towards civil aviation subsidies
On Thursday, in a report, the Spectator magazine said, Washington and London have hammered out an agreement to suspend retaliatory tariffs on goods including Scotch whisky. The tariffs were imposed earlier as part of a long-running trade dispute over civil… Read More ›

